Leslie Jones

Leslie B. Jones graduated from Miami University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in the History of Art and Architecture, and a minor in Arts Management. Leslie is currently the Director of Museum Affairs and Chief Curator at The Preservation Society of Newport County in Newport, RI, where she is responsible for the interpretation and preservation of eleven historic 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century properties along with an 88,000-piece Permanent Collection of fine and decorative arts. She manages and administers all exhibitions and educational programs, promoting and highlighting American achievements in architecture, decorative arts, and landscape design from the Colonial era to the Gilded Age. Jones previously served as the Vice President of Museum Affairs and Curator of Decorative Arts at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens in Nashville, TN. Prior, she was the Curator and Director of Historical Resources & Programming for the White House Historical Association in Washington, DC. She has a Master of Arts in the History of Decorative Arts from the Smithsonian and George Washington University Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, and a Master Certification in the Appraisal Studies of Fine and Decorative Arts from New York University.