Jermaine Jones serves as the National Dance Institute's executive director, appointed almost exactly a year ago.
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“I’m one of the more fortunate people to say that I get up every day and look forward to coming into work because I’m passionate about the mission of the National Dance Institute,” he said. “People really think that earning big dollars working for corporate America you’ve made it.
After Jones aged out of NDI, the program helped him get a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey School, where he studied dance ranging from classical jazz to tap and ballet for two years. But Jones also blossomed in the classroom as a star math student at Bronx Science. Coupled with his grandparents’ beckoning, he sought a career as a certified public accountant when college came around.
“Once I became the treasurer, I thought I was at the pinnacle of my relationship with them,” said Jones. But then the executive director a year ago decided to move on to a different organization. “And once again, a board member said, ‘hey you’ve been in corporate America all this time you know NDI in and out. Would you be interested to put your name in the hat for the executive director?’
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