Patricia Bligen Jones: Patricia Bligen Jones, born in Charleston, S.C., and raised on Edisto Island, S.C.. I began my career in public safety communications in 1999, beginning with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office as a frontline dispatcher and certified communications training officer. I have been married for nearly 23 years, and my husband and I have two children, Avery, 18, and Peyton, 12. I became a member of NENA in 2011, after becoming an ENP.
PBJ: I chose a career in public safety because I have a genuine desire to help people in need. When I began my career 15 years ago, I started as a frontline law dispatcher, became a trainer, then training supervisor, and now Terminal Agency Coordinator. It gives me great joy to assist people, no matter what circumstances or situations they are facing.
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