Stephen E. Jones
Director of Real Estate Sales, Kaiser Realty, Inc.
P O Box 3786
Gulf Shores AL 36547
Married to Renee’ March 16,2002
Stepson - Samuel Leo Washington
Parents E J and Doris Jones of Texas both deceased.
One brother, Jay M. Jones, Sheriff, Lee County, Alabama
Two sisters, Kathleen S. Pierce of Davenport, Iowa
Jacqueline Thomson of San Rafael, California
Born September 1, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri
Moved to Montgomery, Alabama in June 1962
Attended and graduated Bellingrath Elementary and Junior High School Grades 1-9 1962-1971
Attended and graduated Sidney Lanier High School 1971-1974
Attended and graduated Auburn University 1974-1978 B.S. Business Administration (Marketing)
Employment
1973 - 1978 McDonald’s Corporation (Montgomery, Auburn, Alabama)
Hired as Front Person (Order Taker) Assisted store openings in Montgomery and Lanett Alabama
Assistant Managed Auburn, Alabama store until graduation.
1976-1978 Supplemental job Route Salesman - Serv-A-Store,Inc. Decatur, GA. Health & Beauty Aids
1976-1978 Supplemental job - Pump Jockey, light mechanic - Winslett’s Exxon - Auburn, Alabama
1978-1980 C.L. Torbett’s Restaurant Inc.
Hired as Bartender trainee and promoted to Beverage Manager within three months.
1980-1981 Flagship Corporation Dallas, Texas dba J T McCord’s
Hired as Assistant Manager of Addison, Texas location.
1981-1982 C.L. Torbett’s Restaurant Incorporated
Rehired as Opening Manager of the Warehouse, a new Auburn Restaurant
1982-1989 MHM, Incorporated, A hotel management company with 100 contracts in 38 states.
Hired as Beverage Manager at the Madison Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama 1982-1985
Transferred to Heritage House Hotel in Albany, Georgia as Food and Beverage Director 1985-1986
Transferred to Howard Johnson’s Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida as Food and Beverage Director 1986-1987
Transferred to Sheraton Hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as Food and Beverage Director 1987-1988
During that tenure trained beverage managers in Jekyll Island, Georgia and Scranton, Pennsylvania
Transferred to Radisson Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina as Takeover Food and Beverage Director for Francis Marion and Quality Inn Historic District.
During that tenure temporary assignment to Takeover team at Hilton Riverside in Tampa, Florida.
Transferred to Holiday Inn Homewood in Birmingham, Alabama as Food and Beverage Director 1988-1989
Hired as Food and Beverage Director at G&P Management Company, Albany, Georgia dba Heritage House Hotel 1990-1991
Hired as General Manager of Holiday Inn Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama 1991
Hired as General Manager of Quality Inn Beachside Hotel in Gulf Shores, Alabama 1991-1996
Promoted to Director of Operations of E&J Realty Company, Hotel Division and Director of Operations, Shoreline Corporation of Foley, Alabama 1996-2006.
January 2006-March 2007 - Administrative assistant to Tim Hayter of Kaiser Realty, and Internet Marketing Manager of Pacifica Arts.com, a web based retail jewelry and specialty import item company.
March 2007 - Present - Director of Real Estate Sales, Kaiser Realty, Inc. Gulf Shores Alabama
City of Gulf Shores
September 2000 Elected to City Council Place Five - City of Gulf Shores Alabama - Four Year Term
September 2004 Re Elected to City Council Place Five - City of Gulf Shores Alabama - Four Year Term
August 2008 Re Elected to City Council Place Five - City of Gulf Shores Alabama - Four Year Term
Committee Service
Library Advisory Board Chairman
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
Police, Fire, EMS Advisory Committee
Medical Services Committee
Chairman - Clean Coast Partnership 2008 - Present
Kiwanis of Gulf Shores
Member since 1991
Club Secretary 1993-1995
Club Treasurer 1995-1996
Club President 1996-1997
Kiwanian of the Year - 1998
Distinguished Service Award Recipient - 2000
Committee Member - Kiwanis Casino Night 1996-2005
Lieutenant Governor - Division 13 Alabama District of Kiwanis International - 1999-2001
Committee Chair for Radio Day (7 years) and Jean Dean "Reading is Fundamental" programs (18 years)
Alabama Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chairman, Membership and Finance 1994-1995
Chairman Elect 1995-1996
Chairman, Board of Directors 1996-1997
Board of Directors 1993 - 1998, 2000-2010
Committee Member - Annual National Shrimp Festival 2001-2010
Shrimp Festival Retail Concessions Chairman 2004-2010
Distinguished Service Award Recipient - 2008
Vice Chairman, Conservation & Natural Resources 2010
Alabama Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau
Board of Directors - 2000-2005
Board Member Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission 2006-2008
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Past Chairman - Board of Directors
Current Vice Chairman - Board of Directors
Board of Directors 2004 - Present
Volunteer 1995-2010
Assist with various fund raising activities and evacuation of animals for two Hurricanes
Alabama Gulf Coast Area Educational Foundation
Past Chairman - Board of Directors
Current Vice Chairman - Board of Directors
Board of Directors 2005-Present
Hobbies are harmonica, music, community theatre, golf, bicycling, website development, computer repair.