Alexandra Jones

Alexandra Jones is a historical archaeologist and educator at Goucher College. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Archaeology in the Community, "a Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit that aims to increase awareness of archaeology and history."

Early life and education

Jones attended Howard University, earning two Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees in history and anthropology in 2001 and a Master of Arts (MA) degree in history in 2003. She earned a PhD in historical archaeology from the University of California, Berkeley.

While attending Berkeley, Jones participated in a community outreach project required of all students. Her outreach participation involved working with a local school and teaching archaeology to sixth-grade students. When her project was completed, she asked her community service advisor for permission to conduct the following year's project in her hometown of Washington D.C. Jones was granted permission and given funds for her community outreach activities on the East Coast. That experience inspired Jones to create the business she founded in 2009.