About Shandreka

Best Selling Author

My Story

After couch surfing for a few years after high school graduation Shandeka joined the Army serving 12 years. While she was in the military, she gained her BA Degree in Human Resources in 2006 from Saint Leo University.

In 2016, She received her master’s degree in social work from University of South Carolina. Shandreka is a Licensed Master Social worker committed to bringing the community together to help fill the gaps DSS and other partner organizations are unable to fill.  She knows first-hand how it feels to graduate from high school with little or no direction.

In 2015, Shandreka published her memoir Butterfly in the Attic-My Story of Abuse and Neglect in Foster Care.In 2017 she founded Butterfly’s Den, Inc, a non-profit organization that focuses on assisting foster youth to transition out of foster care. Shandreka is married to Christopher Jones (Army Ret), and have 18-year-old son in college, 2 bonus adult children, and 3 grandchildren.