Cassandra W. Jones is the President & CEO of Next Step Associates, LLC, which has been recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the region’s Top 50 Minority-Owned Businesses. She also received the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Women of Distinction Award. She formerly served as the Chief Academic Officer for Baltimore City Public Schools, the Interim Chief Academic Officer for the School District of Philadelphia and serves as the Senior Director and Administrator for Music and Arts at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia.