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Carmen Jones

Founder, Solutions Marketing Group

Ms. Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones knows that people with disabilities are a large, yet overlooked market. She also knows people with disabilities will not be a factor in the diversity equation until they are embraced as a viable market segment by corporations. Carmen’s passion is to create win-win relationships linking companies and people with disabilities. Solutions Marketing Group (SMG) partners with clients to develop, execute and implement disability marketing programs. SMG's programs boost sales, build loyalty, and fortify brands, so its clients become the recognized leader.

Prior to founding the SMG in 1998, Carmen was the Vice President of Marketing at Evan Kemp Associates, Inc., and its three subsidiaries. She oversaw marketing and public relations for the company's national publication, coordinated marketing for corporate clients, and developed marketing for the company's durable medical equipment and van/vehicle conversion division.

Carmen is active in the disability community and holds several leadership positions. She is a member of the National Leadership Council for Priority Associates, the Parent Advisory Panel for Georgetown University Hospital, and the Advisory Board of W.C. Duke Associates. She is the former president of the Board for the National Spinal Cord Injury Association.

Carmen has been featured on On A Roll Radio, CNNfn, the New York Times, Black Enterprise, Glamour, and New Mobility. She is a graduate of Hampton University, with a B.S. in Marketing. During her junior year she was injured in an automobile accident, resulting in paraplegia.

Carmen’s latest accomplishment was participating in the 2003 Marine Corps Marathon. She lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband and two children.

Ms. Jones can be contacted at (703) 920-0225 or cjones@disability-marketing.com