Michelle Jones

Deputy Chief Michelle Jones has served with the Morristown Police Department since 1998 and is currently assigned to the Administration Division. In this role, she oversees special projects, data analysis, budgeting, personnel allocation, and grant writing. She also commands the department’s Crisis Negotiation Team and leads the Public Information Officer Unit.

Deputy Chief Jones holds a master’s degree in Organizational Management from Tusculum College, bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Business Management from Carson-Newman College, and an associate degree from Walters State Community College. She is a graduate of the FBI’s Tennessee Law Enforcement Executive Development program and has completed advanced leadership training through the Department of Justice, including the Law Enforcement Leader Survival Course, Leadership in Policing, and the Police Command Staff Workshop. In 2010, she graduated from the University of Tennessee’s Southeastern Command and Leadership Academy.