Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

Banner

Jenna Grooms

Bio

Event Development Institute Director


Jenna Grooms joined the Tampa Bay Sports Commission (TBSC) in 2016 as the organization's Event Development Institute Manager and in 2019 was elevated to Event Development Institute Director. Grooms is responsible for growing the Event Development Institute (EDI), the TBSC’s in-house event and marketing division that specializes in growing new and existing events and brands nationwide.

Grooms has spent most of her career in the sports and entertainment industry, beginning with several marketing internships with small, Tampa-based companies. After completing an internship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Special Events and Game Operations Department in 2011, she was hired full time in 2012, spending four years as the Events and Entertainment Coordinator. In 2019, Jenna was named the Director of Host Committee Events for the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee, overseeing the production of the NFL’s largest fan festival, Super Bowl Experience and several high-end VIP events. Currently, Jenna is involved in several community-based programs and events, including serving as a mentor for the Positive Coaching Alliance of Tampa Bay and the Ryan Nece Foundation and the Events Committee Co-Chair for the Women in Sports and Events (WISE) Tampa Bay Chapter.

Jenna graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2012 with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations and a minor in Sociology. She currently resides with her husband, Tony, her son, Miller, and her daughter, Meyer in her hometown of St. Petersburg, FL.

More News

More News

Countdown

Next Event
Cheerleading
Cheerleading at All Out Championships Next Level Nationals
Tampa Convention Center, Apr. 20
  • 00
    Days
  • 00
    Hours
  • 00
    Mins
  • 00
    Secs

Small-banner

GameDay. Every Day. preloader icon