District 25

A leader for Greenville

Why Wendell

has been preparing himself all of his life through spiritual grounding in Christ, entrepreneurial endeavors and leadership development to serve

effectively in the House of Representatives.

The father of three wonderful young adults: Aaliyah, Wendell and Benjamin
Founder and Senior Pastor of Changing Your Mind Ministries
Founder of The Wendell Jones Leadership Institute which trains and mentors minority business owners for the Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston Chambers of Commerce, and business coaching for corporations.
Founder of CYM Leadership Academy providing after school and summer enrichment programs for the community
Founder of Upstate Bible Institute created to train ministers and teachers of adult Christian curriculum
Former owner of Nationwide Insurance offices in Spartanburg and Mauldin
Founder and owner of South Atlantic BioCleaning & Janitorial Services specializing in janitorial staffing, floor maintenance, and sanitizing against COVID
Former Vice President of Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo)

Graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Executive Leadership Program
Certified Entrepreneurial Trainer through the Kauffman Foundation
Former board member of the Urban League of the Upstate, American Heart Association, and the Phillis Wheatley Association.
Class of 2009 Liberty Fellows, a community of leaders chosen to make a lifelong commitment to creating a better future for all people in South Carolina
2021 Recipient of the South Carolina’s Order of the Silver Crescent, the state’s most prestigious service award.