Back to All Staff Emma Jones Communications Associate Emma Jones provides communications and media relations support for the Center for Presidential Transition. Her appreciation for public service began in college when she interned for the Department of Education. Emma’s interest in nonprofit communications grew from internships at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota. Her favorite public servant is Frances Perkins, a leader in drafting and executing the New Deal and the first woman appointed to the Cabinet.