Jessica Carlisle

Get to know Jessica…

• Around the office you’re known for: having the most decorative office, every color pen/highlighter for keeping things organized, always ready for a good laugh and offering advice on outfits and accessories.
• Meeting or event experience you’ll never forget: creating a Western themed event at an upscale bowling alley complete with bales of hay, cowboy boot cocktails, and a mechanical bull… Yeehaw, it was a night to remember!
• The one New Orleans secret I’m willing to share: taking in the 270-degree view of Downtown New Orleans and the Mississippi River from Hot Tin, the 1940’s inspired rooftop bar of the Garden District gem, Pontchatrain Hotel.

Born and raised in NOLA, Jessica graduated high school from Mount Carmel Academy in Lakeview where she experienced Hurricane Katrina as a sophomore. She later went on to graduate with a Bachelor’s in Business Management from University of Louisiana Lafayette in 2012.  Jessica has a passion for quality cuisine and attended the Delgado’s Culinary Program in New Orleans, which brought her to work at the famous Stella! Restaurant.  While working there, Jessica discovered her love of hospitality and in 2013 she moved to Chicago to take a job at the Best Western Plus Boutique Hotel in the Lakeview area of Chicago.

As many New Orleanians do, she felt called to return home and start her Sales and Events career at Hilton New Orleans DoubleTree. Jessica has also served as the Sr. Event Manager overseeing four venues for a local Hospitality group where she had the pleasure of planning large corporate events with Hosts Global.

New Orleans has a special place in Jessica’s heart, especially the famous Pat O’Briens where her Philadelphian father met her New Orleanian mom back in 1978. Jessica is newly married (Dec 2021) and enjoys checking out new restaurants with her husband and friends around the city. She can’t wait to introduce you to some of these great spots!