Stephen D. Jones, CBO, MCP, MS, NJCEM is the Senior Government Relations Regional Manager for the International Code Council responsible for the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and New Jersey. 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 former member of the Board of Direction for the National Council of Governments on Building Codes and Standards for the National Institute of Building Sciences as well as having served as a member of the International Accreditation Services Board of Directors. Jones obtained professional designations as a Master Code Professional (MCP) and a Certified Building Official (CBO); which are the highest designations available in his field.