Gwen Jones:  

Construction, Fire Trucks, Prison, Jesus What do these things have in common? Gwendolyn Watkins-Jones Why do I associate these things with Gwendolyn? Gwendolyn’s construction company is responsible for construction work at various sites in California, including the Bay Area’s BART stations. In 1995, she purchased a 50-year-old Truck manufacturing company named Gregory Truck Body & Fire Apparatus, Inc. and became the first Black Female in the United States, if not the only one in the world, to own and operate a company that design and build Fire trucks. She has recently changed her company name to Pride of America Vehicles, Inc. If you understood her passion for her fellow man, you would understand that, what she is most passionate about is her prison work. She has been going into the prison since she was the age of … Well… …for well over 40 years, and through her work with inmates and the reentry program at San Quentin, she works tirelessly to assist parolees with training, housing, jobs and family reuniting. Last but certainly not least is her relationship with Jesus, who she is often heard saying is the CEO/ President of her LIFE as well as business operations. Though these things would be quite enough, there is much more to this lady. I have come to know her and appreciate her many talents. Here to tell you her story, much better than I could ever, and to share with you her passion, is the lady herself, Gwendolyn Watkins-Jones Social Responsibility Ms. Watkins - Jones is the founder and Executive Director of a non-profit organization named Yeshua'€™s Second Chance Foundation. She has volunteered her time and personal finances for over 40 years entering maximum security prisons such as San Quentin Prison, Soledad Prison, Folsom Prison to name a few. Ms. Watkins - Jones is also proud to join a growing group of socially responsible companies whose philosophy is to give something back to the communities it serves. The Company pioneered and operates a program that provides a select number of former prison inmates with valuable on-the-job training leading to gainful employment as apprentice and journeyman welders, thereby enriching the quality of life, reducing crime and improving communities. The Company is very involved in the prevention of crime and public safety, thereby making the world a better place in which to live. These prog...Expand for more