Jerome W. Jones is currently the Director of Financial Services with the National Association of Small Business Owners. Prior to joining NASBO Jerome served as the Vice President of Lending at ECDI where he was responsible for the Lending Division. He was also the Vice President of Business Services at Telhio Credit Union where he was responsible for the business loan department and a Vice President of Community Development Lending for Key Bank. Jones is also very active in the central Ohio community, serving on the United Way of Central Ohio Finance Committee and the City of Columbus Loan Review Committee, as well as serving as a board member of the Columbus Urban League and past member of the State of Ohio Development Finance Advisory Council. Jones is also a certified Economic Development Finance Professional by the National Development Council and the 2011 recipient of the SBA Small Business Advocate of the Year Award. He attended Jackson State University and Franklin University. He resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and two children.