“Everyone has a story, and I am blessed with a gift and a passion to tell those stories to connect, heal and inspire people.”

-Dareise Jones

Dareise is a multi-passionate entrepreneur who brings creativity, professionalism and dedication to all of her endeavors.

She started her journey as an educator over fifteen years ago teaching high school English. During her career, she has served students, families and teachers as a tutoring center director, assistant principal, teacher and mentor for new teachers.

She is a certified Reading Teacher (Goucher College), has a bachelor’s degree in English from Coppin State University and a master’s degree in Education: Administration and Supervision from Notre Dame of Maryland University.

The Baltimore City native grew up in a low-income household to a mother with a mental illness and an absentee father. Her grandparents raised her until her grandfather passed away. She was nine. Her grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease when she was fourteen. She then moved with a family member who was a victim of domestic violence. Despite these adverse experiences, her faith, family, mentors and therapy got her through college and into a thriving career.

She is a contributing writer for Upscale Magazine, Baltimore Small, and The Baltimore Times, editor of My Life is Not a Sermon by Tonya Blue-Shelby, former writer for The Flywire Magazine and Coppin State University’s newspaper and intern with The Baltimore City Paper.

Click the Writing tab to read some of her work. Connect with Dareise at dareisejones@gmail.com and follow her on Instagram @dareisejones.