Jenna Morton

Jenna de Vries Morton is the co-owner of Morton Group, a restaurant development company with venues in Las Vegas including: La Cave Wine and Food Hideaway inside Wynn Resort, One Steakhouse in the Virgin Hotel, CRUSH and Greek Sneek at MGM Grand Resort, and Nudo Italiano in Southern Highlands.  

She is co-director of the Umm Al-Jimāl Archaeological Project (UJAP), an international archaeology, heritage conservation, and community revitalization initiative rooted in the ancient site and modern community of Umm Al Jimāl, Jordan. UJAP works with the Jordanian Department of Antiquities in their common mission to protect Umm Al Jimāl’s heritage and facilitated Umm Al-Jimāl’s UNESCO world Heritage nomination and inscription in July 2024. 

She also serves on the boards of directors for the American Center of Research in Jordan, Community Cloud Forest Conservation in Guatemala, After School All Stars Las Vegas (Immediate Past Chair), the Springs Preserve (Immediate Past President), and Council for a Better Nevada (Immediate Past Chair). She is a founding member of Nevada Women’s Philanthropy, a member of the International Women’s Forum, and Nevada Public Radio’s Advisory Council. She has a BA in Political Science from Northwestern University and is currently pursuing a master’s in Government and International Relations.