Hope Jenkins has been appointed as General Manager at AC Hotel Jacksonville St. Johns Town Center
Jenkins fell in love with the hospitality industry at age 14, working as an attendant for a family entertainment center. She organized parties, painted faces, led arts and crafts, and sang the birthday song "a little off-key," she admits, "and more times than I can count!"
After studying at Mississippi State and the University of Alabama, Jenkins worked in the nonprofit sector with a focus on senior citizens and students with disabilities. She then moved into hotel leadership roles at full-service and lifestyle properties managed by hospitality companies including Naples, McNeil, and Interstate.
Jenkins played softball in school and now focuses her community voluntarism on sports, serving on the board at Hard Nose Sports Academy and coaching a girls' travel softball team.