Jo Ann Jenkins (born February 8, 1958) is the CEO of AARP.[1] She was appointed on September 1, 2014, having previously served as chief operating officer from 2013 to 2014.[2] Between 1994 and 2010, she was a senior adviser, chief of staff, and chief operating officer of the Library of Congress.[2]
Between 1994 and 2010, Jenkins was a senior adviser, chief of staff, and Chief Operating Officer of the Library of Congress.[2] In 2001 she worked with then-first lady Laura Bush and Librarian of CongressJames H. Billington to launch the National Book Festival,[4][5] an annual intergenerational event that promotes reading and literacy by bringing in authors, illustrators and poets for presentations, talks and book signings. The festival grew to become a large-scale event, with more than 200,000 people attending in 2016.[6] In 2008 she developed the Library of Congress Experience,[7] which digitized important written works including the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution of the United States. This allowed people visiting the library to compare the rough drafts of these founding documents with their final versions, showing edits, corrections and margin notes made by key authors including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams.[8]
AARP
Jenkins joined AARP in 2010 as president of AARP Foundation, the organization's affiliated charity. In this role, she focused the foundation on four areas of work affecting Americans age 50 and up: income insecurity, housing, isolation and hunger.[9] She created a program with NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon[10] called Drive to End Hunger, which drew attention to the issue of food insecurity among older Americans by donating 36 million meals and providing funding to more than 100 organizations fighting hunger in the U.S.[11]
Following one year as chief operating officer, Jenkins was appointed CEO in 2014. According to The Washington Post, Jenkins "fundamentally recast the organization’s mission"[5] based on the trend of longevity. AARP was originally formed to serve people approaching and in retirement but she observed that as Americans are living longer they are working longer and are eschewing previous generations' definition of what lifestyles they choose to live at and beyond age 50. She described this shift, saying "we know that people who continue to work or even volunteer can live longer than people who don't. So all those misperceptions of what people want when they retire or what they want to do in their older life I think is being totally torn apart by the idea that people are going to live longer, healthier — and hopefully in better financial shape — than they had in the past."[12] Under Jenkins' tenure close to half of AARP's 38 million members are still working full- or part-time,[5] representing her strategy to evolve AARP as Boomers and Generation Xers desire and need to continue working longer than their parents' generations.[citation needed] She oversaw the introduction of new benefits designed to help AARP members find work at employers with age-friendly employment practices[13] and continued the organization's involvement in advancing legislation to strengthen federal age discrimination laws.[14][15] Jenkins is also attending the Davos WEF meeting January 16-20, 2023, the organization dedicated to senior genocide <https://www.weforum.org/>.
References
^ abJohnson, Roy S. (September 17, 2017). "From Mon Louis to AARP CEO: Jo Ann Jenkins' inspiring journey to power". AL.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
^Johnson, Roy (September 17, 2017). "From Mon Louis to AARP CEO: Jo Ann Jenkins' inspiring journey to power". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved September 16, 2019. One of those people who looked out for Jenkins was Elizabeth Dole, the then-Department of Transportation Secretary for whom she served as special assistant for minority affairs between 1985-87. The department included 110,000 employees and the U.S. Coast Guard, which made Dole, Jenkins said, the first female to oversee a branch of the military. Together, the two trailblazers developed a 10-point program to promote women in the transportation department.
^Bush, Laura (May 4, 2010). Laura Bush (Autobiography). Simon and Schuster. ISBN9781439155219. Retrieved September 16, 2019. Together, with the help of his assistant JoAnn Jenkins and my staff, we established the National Book Festival
^ abcCunningham, Lillian (November 5, 2015). "Why the Head of AARP Thinks you Shouldn't Retire". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 29, 2018. She was also the chief operating officer of the Library of Congress, where she developed the National Book Festival.
^Guadalupe, Patricia (September 25, 2016). "National Book Festival Highlights Prominent Latino/a Authors". NBC News. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
^I-Chun, Chen (May 13, 2014). "Jo Ann Jenkins Named CEO of AARP". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2019. She was the chief operating officer of the Library of Congress. During her 15-year tenure there, she developed and directed two of its most renowned projects, the National Book Festival and the Library of Congress Experience.
^Gross, Grant (April 9, 2008). "Technology Allows Close Perusal of the Declaration of Independence". PC World. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^Day, Christine L. (October 27, 2017). AARP: America's Largest Interest Group and its Impact. Praeger. p. 125. ISBN9781440834110. Retrieved September 16, 2019. The policy focus on the most vulnerable older persons has been reinforced under the leadership of Jo Ann Jenkins, who declared that 'low income is a passion of mine,' emphasizing the need to work with, and for, the 50+ population at all levels of income...The royalties, though, support the AARP Foundation, where Jenkins' focus on hunger, housing, income insecurity, and isolation among the most vulnerable elderly remain the primary issues.
^"Gordon embraces unique sponsorship". Fox Sports. May 3, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^"Variety's 2017 Inclusion Impact Report". Variety. 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2018. Jenkins created Drive to End Hunger, a multi-year, nationwide campaign that has donated more than 36 million meals to local organizations serving hungry seniors and provides additional support to more than 100 anti-hunger organizations across the country.
^Skidmore Sell, Sarah (August 25, 2019). "AARP chief: How living to 100 changes our ideas about aging". Minneapolis Star Tribune / Associated Press. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^Wiener-Bronner, Danielle (April 24, 2019). "McDonald's is partnering with AARP to hire older employees". CNN. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^"World's Greatest Leaders 2019". Fortune. Retrieved October 30, 2019. About 24% of the U.S. workforce is 55 or above, and older workers face a disproportionate risk of being laid off. This spring, Jenkins rallied bipartisan support behind a long-dormant bill that would strengthen federal age discrimination laws.
^Hope, Katie (January 18, 2017). "Does living to 100 mean we'll work forever?". BBC. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
External links
Jo Ann Jenkins on Twitter
Bloomberg profile
Executive profile on aarp.org
C-SPAN Q&A with Jo Ann Jenkins
Disrupt Aging book
May 04, 2023
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Jo Ann Jenkins born February 8 1958 is the CEO of AARP 1 She was appointed on September 1 2014 having previously served as chief operating officer from 2013 to 2014 2 Between 1994 and 2010 she was a senior adviser chief of staff and chief operating officer of the Library of Congress 2 Jo Ann JenkinsJenkins in 2018Born 1958 02 08 February 8 1958 age 65 Mon Louis Island Alabama U S Alma materTheodore High School and Spring Hill College B A OccupationCEO of AARP 2014 present Years active1980 presentEmployerAARP 2010 present Notable workDisrupt Aging published 2016SpouseFrank G JenkinsChildren2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Library of Congress 2 2 AARP 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education EditA native of Mon Louis Island Alabama Jenkins graduated from Theodore High School in Theodore Alabama in 1976 and went on to attend Spring Hill College where she majored in political science 2 Career EditAfter graduating from Spring Hill College in 1980 she became a voter outreach worker on Ronald Reagan s 1980 Presidential Campaign 2 Following the campaign in 1981 she began working as an executive assistant at the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development and later moved to the U S Department of Transportation where she served as special assistant to U S Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole from 1985 to 1987 2 In this role Jenkins and Dole led an effort to bring women into leadership positions across the DOT 1 3 She spent three years in the private sector as a partner for quality management services from 1987 to 1990 2 Jenkins then joined the U S Department of Agriculture as director of the department s Office of Advocacy and Enterprise a position she held from 1990 to 1993 2 Library of Congress Edit Between 1994 and 2010 Jenkins was a senior adviser chief of staff and Chief Operating Officer of the Library of Congress 2 In 2001 she worked with then first lady Laura Bush and Librarian of Congress James H Billington to launch the National Book Festival 4 5 an annual intergenerational event that promotes reading and literacy by bringing in authors illustrators and poets for presentations talks and book signings The festival grew to become a large scale event with more than 200 000 people attending in 2016 6 In 2008 she developed the Library of Congress Experience 7 which digitized important written works including the Declaration of Independence the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States This allowed people visiting the library to compare the rough drafts of these founding documents with their final versions showing edits corrections and margin notes made by key authors including Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin and John Adams 8 AARP Edit Jenkins joined AARP in 2010 as president of AARP Foundation the organization s affiliated charity In this role she focused the foundation on four areas of work affecting Americans age 50 and up income insecurity housing isolation and hunger 9 She created a program with NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon 10 called Drive to End Hunger which drew attention to the issue of food insecurity among older Americans by donating 36 million meals and providing funding to more than 100 organizations fighting hunger in the U S 11 Following one year as chief operating officer Jenkins was appointed CEO in 2014 According to The Washington Post Jenkins fundamentally recast the organization s mission 5 based on the trend of longevity AARP was originally formed to serve people approaching and in retirement but she observed that as Americans are living longer they are working longer and are eschewing previous generations definition of what lifestyles they choose to live at and beyond age 50 She described this shift saying we know that people who continue to work or even volunteer can live longer than people who don t So all those misperceptions of what people want when they retire or what they want to do in their older life I think is being totally torn apart by the idea that people are going to live longer healthier and hopefully in better financial shape than they had in the past 12 Under Jenkins tenure close to half of AARP s 38 million members are still working full or part time 5 representing her strategy to evolve AARP as Boomers and Generation Xers desire and need to continue working longer than their parents generations citation needed She oversaw the introduction of new benefits designed to help AARP members find work at employers with age friendly employment practices 13 and continued the organization s involvement in advancing legislation to strengthen federal age discrimination laws 14 15 Jenkins is also attending the Davos WEF meeting January 16 20 2023 the organization dedicated to senior genocide lt https www weforum org gt References Edit a b Johnson Roy S September 17 2017 From Mon Louis to AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins inspiring journey to power AL com Retrieved November 26 2017 a b c d e f g h How Did I Get Here Jo Ann Jenkins Bloomberg Businessweek Bloomberg L P Retrieved November 26 2017 Johnson Roy September 17 2017 From Mon Louis to AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins inspiring journey to power The Huntsville Times Retrieved September 16 2019 One of those people who looked out for Jenkins was Elizabeth Dole the then Department of Transportation Secretary for whom she served as special assistant for minority affairs between 1985 87 The department included 110 000 employees and the U S Coast Guard which made Dole Jenkins said the first female to oversee a branch of the military Together the two trailblazers developed a 10 point program to promote women in the transportation department Bush Laura May 4 2010 Laura Bush Autobiography Simon and Schuster ISBN 9781439155219 Retrieved September 16 2019 Together with the help of his assistant JoAnn Jenkins and my staff we established the National Book Festival a b c Cunningham Lillian November 5 2015 Why the Head of AARP Thinks you Shouldn t Retire The Washington Post Retrieved August 29 2018 She was also the chief operating officer of the Library of Congress where she developed the National Book Festival Guadalupe Patricia September 25 2016 National Book Festival Highlights Prominent Latino a Authors NBC News Retrieved August 29 2018 I Chun Chen May 13 2014 Jo Ann Jenkins Named CEO of AARP Washington Business Journal Retrieved October 29 2019 She was the chief operating officer of the Library of Congress During her 15 year tenure there she developed and directed two of its most renowned projects the National Book Festival and the Library of Congress Experience Gross Grant April 9 2008 Technology Allows Close Perusal of the Declaration of Independence PC World Retrieved October 29 2019 Day Christine L October 27 2017 AARP America s Largest Interest Group and its Impact Praeger p 125 ISBN 9781440834110 Retrieved September 16 2019 The policy focus on the most vulnerable older persons has been reinforced under the leadership of Jo Ann Jenkins who declared that low income is a passion of mine emphasizing the need to work with and for the 50 population at all levels of income The royalties though support the AARP Foundation where Jenkins focus on hunger housing income insecurity and isolation among the most vulnerable elderly remain the primary issues Gordon embraces unique sponsorship Fox Sports May 3 2011 Retrieved September 16 2019 Variety s 2017 Inclusion Impact Report Variety 2017 Retrieved October 1 2018 Jenkins created Drive to End Hunger a multi year nationwide campaign that has donated more than 36 million meals to local organizations serving hungry seniors and provides additional support to more than 100 anti hunger organizations across the country Skidmore Sell Sarah August 25 2019 AARP chief How living to 100 changes our ideas about aging Minneapolis Star Tribune Associated Press Retrieved October 29 2019 Wiener Bronner Danielle April 24 2019 McDonald s is partnering with AARP to hire older employees CNN Retrieved October 29 2019 World s Greatest Leaders 2019 Fortune Retrieved October 30 2019 About 24 of the U S workforce is 55 or above and older workers face a disproportionate risk of being laid off This spring Jenkins rallied bipartisan support behind a long dormant bill that would strengthen federal age discrimination laws Hope Katie January 18 2017 Does living to 100 mean we ll work forever BBC Retrieved October 1 2018 External links EditJo Ann Jenkins on Twitter Bloomberg profile Executive profile on aarp org C SPAN Q amp A with Jo Ann Jenkins Disrupt Aging book Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jo Ann Jenkins amp oldid 1138505450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
