Quinn Jones

Member of the Board of Directors

I work as an International Trade Paralegal in Washington, D.C., and I’m also a proud Borderlands Ambassador alumna from the 2022 cohort. I first discovered BCA’s mission while studying abroad in Madrid, Spain, and I was eager to experience life at the U.S.-Mexico border firsthand while continuing to practice my Spanish. My summer in Nogales left a deep impression on me—the strength and resilience of the communities I met there inspired me to center my senior Government research project on border issues. That project, “Shelters or Tents? Exploring Subnational Variation in Community Response at the U.S.-Mexico Border,” earned departmental honors at Hamilton College, where I graduated in 2023 with dual concentrations in Government and Hispanic Studies. After graduation, I returned to Madrid on a Fulbright English Teaching Grant, where I taught in a Spanish high school and worked with the Global Classrooms program to help students engage as active global citizens through Model United Nations. Now, in my current role, I prepare filings for countervailing duty and antidumping cases before the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission. I plan to pursue law school in the future with an interest in international and nonprofit law. Outside of work, I love practicing yoga, diving into historical fiction, and volunteering with a local “Know Your Rights” organization. I’m especially excited to join the BCA Board of Directors and give back to the community that shaped me so profoundly and introduced me to lifelong friends.