Al began his career with London Life in 1996 and is currently the President of A. Jones Wealth and Estate Planning Inc. in Barrie. Al has maintained a longstanding affiliation with Advocis and is an active member of the Simcoe Muskoka Chapter. Nationally, Al is a Past Chair of the TFAAC Board and a Past Chair of the Institute. He was the first to complete the national trifecta by being the Past Chair of the Chapter Leadership Council, responsible for the 45 Advocis chapters across Canada. Al earned his ICD.D designation in 2018 and was recognized by his peers as class valedictorian of the Director Education Program. The ICD.D designation represents a lifelong commitment to excellence in the boardroom. A Qualifying Life Member of Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), Al shared his thoughts and tips at MDRT’s annual meeting in Boston in 2022.

“Tenacious & Versatile” is the mantra of the Grey & Simcoe Foresters Regiment. Al has been a member of the Grey & Simcoe Forester Honorable Guard for more than 10 years and is committed to the regiment’s mantra to promote, educate, and support our Canadian Armed Services.

In April 2019, Her Majesty officially appointed Al to be the Honourary Lieutenant-Colonel of the Grey & Simcoe Foresters Regiment for a three-year term. The Jones family has a significant military history dating back to the Empire Loyalists.

“Non-Solis Nobis” Passionate about giving back to his community and a trail blazer, Al was a two-term President of the Innisfil Chamber of Commerce and a past Chairman of the Board of the People’s Credit Union, the first person of colour to chair all the aforementioned boards. Always enjoying a good dram, he is a Past-Convenor of the Simcoe Scotch Nosing Society, and a long-time supporter of Theatre By The Bay, a local theatre company in Barrie.

He has been married to Sue for more than 35 years and together they have raised their sons Adam and Connor.