Melissa Jonas

Catherine Melissa Jonas is a member of the Herndon Town Council.

Jonas grew up in Chantilly and attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. She later attended the College of William and Mary, achieving a bachelor's and master's degree there.

In 1999, Jonas joined Houston-based market research firm Metrostudy in their Charlotte, North Carolina office as the research manager. In 2002, Jonas moved to Herndon when Metrostudy started their Northern Virginia operations.

In 2012, Jonas was named director of Metrostudy's Mid-Atlantic region.

Jonas was elected to the council in the 2012 election.

Jonas left Metrostudy and began working as the business director at interior design firm Lauren Liess and Company on August 15, 2013.