Melanin Magic | Dr. Kim McElroy Jones | Director of Community Partnerships, Eskanzi Health

Dr. McElroy-Jones comes to Eskenazi Health with more than 10 years of experience in project management, operations management, strategic development, and training and facilitation. She most recently served as the Director of Ministries at Eastern Star Church and as Executive Director and Principal Investigator for the Metropolitan Indianapolis - Central Indiana Area Health Education Center. She is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives, a member of the board of the Indiana Healthy Marriage and Family Coalition, a former board member of Children’s Bureau, Inc. and Outreach, Inc., and a former board chair of the Avondale Meadows YMCA. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Dr. McElroy-Jones earned her bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision from Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis in 2001. She earned a Master of Science degree in Adult Education from IU Indianapolis in 2004 and a Master of Health Administration degree from the University of Southern Indiana in 2013. Dr. McElroy-Jones also earned a Ph.D. in Organization and Management at Capella University in Minneapolis, Minn. In 2015, she graduated with her Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.