Marisa Jones

Safe Routes Partnership
Policy and Partnerships Director

Marisa Jones is a public policy professional dedicated to creating more just, healthy places where people of all backgrounds can thrive.  Marisa completed a Bachelor of Arts in Community Health and Political Science at Tufts University and a Master of Science in Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, Marisa co-founded the Hispanic/Latino Alliance for Change and Equity (HACE) and was awarded the Wilson-Spigner Award for Social Policy Excellence. Presently, Marisa is the Policy and Partnerships Director at the Safe Routes Partnership where she works to improve active transportation connections to places that help people lead healthy lives. Marisa provides campaign strategy, policy guidance, and content expertise to advocates working to make policy change at the local and state levels, and lobbies for bicycle and pedestrian funding and policy change on Capitol Hill. Prior to joining the Safe Routes Partnership, Marisa worked at the Institute for Public Health Innovation, where she led the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities and Towns Campaign for the Mid-Atlantic, supporting local governments to adopt policies that improve healthy food access and opportunities for physical activity. Prior to IPHI,  Marisa worked at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine conducting research on racial disparities and interned at the White House during the Obama Administration, focusing on a portfolio related to immigration, housing, personal finance, and education. Marisa is on the City of Philadelphia’s Vision Zero “Safe People” subcommittee and is bilingual in Spanish and English.