AUGUST 25, 2021-JACKSONVILLE, OR – JACKSONVILLE INN is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Mailley as the General Manager of the iconic Rogue Valley restaurant. Mailley will oversee restaurant operations for new owners, ADLO RESTAURANTS, LLC, a partnership of local Rogue Valley residents Corey and Amy Donovan, Jeremy and Randee Leever, Shaun and Crissie Olson and Laz Ayala.
“We are thrilled to have Jeff join the Jacksonville Inn team as our General Manager,” said Corey Donovan. “He has over 4 decades of business development and management experience working for premium restaurants in Oregon, Georgia and Alabama.” “We’re confident Jeff will inspire our talented team and continue the high standards of culinary excellence that former owner Jerry Evans has pursued for 45 years.” Donovan added, “With his many years of restaurant experience, Jeff will continue to strengthen the Jacksonville Inn’s position as one of Southern Oregon’s top-rated restaurants.”
“We’re delighted to add someone with Jeff’s range of experience to our team.” said Crissie Olson of ADLO Restaurants. “This appointment was the culmination of a search which screened candidates from around the West Coast to find the best person who shared our deep passion for hospitality excellence.”
Mailley is a seasoned professional in fine dining and hospitality operations having served as General Manager and Director of Operations for Kathy G & Company in Birmingham, AL, as well as General Manager of Ted’s Montana Grill in Atlanta, GA, General Manager of East City Grill in Birmingham, AL, Dining Room Captain at Nunan Estate in Jacksonville, OR and most recently as the Events Manager for the Neuman Hotel Group in Ashland, OR.
“I am very excited about the opportunity to work with this ownership group and the gifted team at the Jacksonville Inn.” “I look forward to honoring the legacy of Jerry Evan’s passion for farm fresh cuisine and expert service that has been the hallmark of this restaurant for over 40 years.” “This marks a new exciting journey for me, and I’m very happy to join the team,” said Mailley.
Mailley begins his new position at the Jacksonville Inn on September 20, 2021.
About Jacksonville Inn–The Jacksonville Inn offers superb dining with farm fresh cuisine in the nostalgic, turn of the century dining rooms, garden patio or cozy bistro lounge where the bartenders offer creative cocktails and curate a 2,000- bottle wine selection given the “Best of Award of Excellence,” by Wine Spectator Magazine, one of only 600 in the world. The Inn endeavors to use locally-sourced food products, organic farm produce, wild caught fish, and Oregon-grown meats. The adjacent retail Wine Shop has been declared one of the 50 BEST in America.