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Caroline Jones is a Financial Advisor. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from King’s College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a double major in Management and Marketing and a minor in Leadership Studies. She is currently working full time as a Financial Advisor while taking graduate classes towards a Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning. In 2013, Caroline founded the Read to Succeed Project, a movement to promote childhood literacy and education. She is the author of three published children’s books. She served as a titleholder in the Miss America Organization for seven years, and she currently holds the title of Miss Commonwealth 2020-2021 in the Miss Pennsylvania Volunteer Pageant, where she has used her titles to advocate for early childhood education. Caroline Jones is a financial advisor, musician, and Miss Commonwealth. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from King’s College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a double major in Management and Marketing and a minor in Leadership Studies. She is currently working full time as a Financial Advisor while taking graduate classes towards a Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning.

In 2013, Caroline founded the Read to Succeed Project, a movement to promote childhood literacy and education. She is the author of three published children’s books, We Saved the Bees and Butterflies! (co-authored with Senator John Yudichak and former Congressman Lou Barletta), The Line Leader (co-authored with Dr. Matthew Sowcik), and One More Book, Please!, and she has read her books to hundreds of classrooms. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx