Tonya was born March 30, 1980, in Mississippi to Patricia and Harvey Jones and has one brother, Mike Jones, who resides in Birmingham. After finishing High School, Jones attended Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, MS on a softball scholarship. After her two-year collegiate experience, she enrolled into a small cosmetology school in Columbus, MS and became a licensed cosmetologist.
Jones, then moved back home to work at the most prestigious salon in Laurel, MS: 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 Miss to major in Business and Accounting while continuing to work full time. After moving to Birmingham, AL in the spring of 2004 to be closer to her older brother, Mike, 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.
Tonya Jones Salon Spa, 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.
Birmingham is where she met her now Husband, Bryan Combs, who is a PhD at the UAB school of Nursing and owns Village Healthcare in Mountain Brook, AL. The two were married in May of 2006 and reside outside of English Village and have one dog, Grace Jones. You can usually find them out in the community in their free time dining, playing golf and walking Grace.
Civitas Restaurant | Bar was also founded by Tonya Jones and opened in 2021.
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
Board of Directors for The Women’s Fund.
