Brenda Branch
Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Halpern

Brooke Jackson Edmond

Garry Taylor

Maurice Evans, Jr.

Maynard H. Jackson, Jr

As Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Jackmont Hospitality, Inc., Branch has the responsibility of the company’s day-to-day operations. This includes overseeing Jackmont’s joint ventures in the market segments of corporate dining, healthcare, school support and campus services, encompassing such accounts as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, a prestigious international law firm in Washington, DC; Morehouse College, Spelman College, Grady Healthcare Systems and the Atlanta Public Schools, all located in Atlanta, GA.

Additionally, Branch oversees the operations of five T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants in four states (DC, Georgia, Maryland and Pennsylvania), which generates revenues in excess of $25 million yearly. This includes the Friday’s at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the highest revenue producer, per square foot, in the entire Friday’s system.

Branch has over 30 years in the foodservice industry. Before joining Jackmont Hospitality in 2002, she served as Regional Director of Operations for Morrison’s Healthcare, responsible for overall management of foodservice at 14 hospitals and nursing care facilities, representing $30 million in annual sales. Prior to that, she was President and COO of Gourmet Services, Inc., a contract foodservice company specializing in campus services.

Branch attended North Carolina A&T State University, with additional studies at Los Angeles City College and University of Georgia. She is a member of the Women’s Foodservice Forum and served on the boards of Girl’s Inc., Coalition of 100 Black Women of Atlanta, Intergenerational Resource Center, Inc., and the Bobby Dodd Foundation. Branch has been featured in Black Enterprise Magazine, UpScale Magazine and the Atlanta Tribune.