Drake State Community and Technical College is excited to introduce Ira D. Jones, Jr, PhD as the new Director of Workforce Development. Ira is a retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent serving over 21 years with his final eight years serving at the FBI Hazardous Devices School on Redstone Arsenal. Ira is also an Army Colonel with the Louisiana National Guard serving as the Director of Intelligence and Security with his military career beginning in 1990.