James Jones
- James L. Jones, Sr., is founder and chairman of Simply United Together (SUT), an international grassroots community service organization that seeks to serve as a catalyst for positive social change and multicultural community empowerment. The organization supports a diversified idealism that promotes enhanced community sustainability, human relations, civic engagement and enhanced economic viability for disenfranchised communities.
- Inspired by the words and work of world renown, historical community change agents such as Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., and President Barack Obama, Jones founded SUT in May 2011. He has since leveraged his abilities as a 21st century leader, to grow the organization to over 260,000 dedicated and passionate servant volunteers. Since its inception two years ago, SUT has seen phenomenal growth and is now in 49 of the nation's 50 states, 42 countries with 257 chapters and 52 divisions working on more than 35 core initiatives.
- A resident of Atlanta, GA., where SUT is headquartered, Jones is one of Atlanta's key community influencers and has spent more than 20 years providing dedicated community service to organizations such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters, NAACP, National Action Network, SCLC, etc.
- The father of three sons and a daughter, Jones' personal philosophy is that "being a blessing to someone else is the most important thing a human being can do."
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