Hall of Fame
Jones attended Jones County Junior College on a softball scholarship.
After her two-year collegiate experience, she enrolled into a small cosmetology school in Columbus, Miss., and became a licensed cosmetologist. Jones, then moved back home to work at the most prestigious salon in Laurel: The Studio of Hair Design, which was ranked Top 200 salons in America. She did an internship and built a strong clientele realizing that she had an entrepreneurial spirit about her that was passed down to her from her parents, who were both entrepreneurs and wanted to return to college.
Jones then attended the University of Southern Mississippi to major in Business and Accounting while continuing to work full-time.
After moving to Birmingham in the spring of 2004 to be closer to her older brother, Jones was hired as a lead hairstylist and Education Director for Richard Joseph SalonSpa in English Village and became a traveling educator for Aveda and Qnity.
Birmingham is where she met her husband, Bryan Combs, who is a PhD at the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Nursing and owns Village Healthcare in Mountain Brook, Ala.
The two were married in May of 2006 and reside outside of English Village and have two dogs, Grace and Frankie. You can usually find them out in the community in their free time dining, playing golf and walking their pups.
Some of her most proud moments is having served on three major nonprofit boards in Birmingham: President of The Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce; VP of Smile A Mile; and Board of Directors for The Women’s Fund
Tonya Jones SalonSpa, an Aveda Lifestyle Salon, was founded by Tonya Jones on November 9, 2009, to build a team that loved working together toward one common goal: a shared vision. The hard work and determination to help make everyone successful is a dream come true. Within Jones, herself, is the power to get people to reach their full potential, in doing so; she will only allow this team to be the best that we can be.
Divitas Restaurant/Bar was also founded by Tonya Jones and opened in 2021.
In 2023 she pursued a passion for real estate and became a licensed realtor and joined Ray and Poynor Properties, still while owning and operating Tonya Jones SalonSpa.
