Stephen Jones, CBO

Stephen D. Jones, MS, CBO, is the Construction Official and Deputy Emergency Manager for the Township of Millburn and the Borough of Florham Park, N.J. Jones has over 35 years of construction experience and has served as the past-president of the Morris County (N.J.) Building Officials Association and the Building Officials Association of New Jersey. In addition, Jones serves on the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Building Subcode Committee and their Peer-Review Board, as well as having served as a New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs New Homes Warranty Arbitrator.

Jones is a past president of the International Code Council’s Board of Directors and a sitting Governor for the World Organization of Building Officials. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Direction for the National Council of Governments on Building Codes and Standards for the National Institute of Building Sciences.

Jones has a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Science and Technology, and a Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security from Thomas Edison State College. In addition, he recently earned his Master of Science Degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Management from Thomas Edison State University. Over his career, he has received numerous awards and recognitions for his public service, including being recently named as an “Honorary Kentucky Colonel.”