Jones a top businesswoman

Patricia Jones, president and executive director for Alliance for the Arts, received the NotForProfit Leadership Award at the recent seventh annual Women in Business Awards and Reception.

Jones was recognized for her leadership in raising more than $20 million for the Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks. She is credited with building the Alliance for the Arts organization which has been recognized twice by the National Endowment for the Arts as one of the most successful public/private partnerships in the country.