Sovereign & Jacobs

Email: [email protected] As one of the principles at Sovereign-Jacobs, Ellen is the epitome of a strong leader who is committed to finding the "win-win" with every partnership, every individual client and every employee. She does so with quiet confidence, immense integrity and a strong desire to "do the right thing" for those she serves. Prior to the formation of Sovereign & Jacobs, Ellen was a Partner of Melrose-Sovereign Companies, a leading dual-service Property Management Company operating throughout Florida. Mrs. Lumpkin has over 25 years of experience in the multifamily industry and has developed and leased over 15,000 multifamily units throughout the State. Melrose-Sovereign managed over 40,000 units including homeowners associations, condominium conversion and third party multifamily developments. Prior to Melrose-Sovereign, Ellen was Vice President of Development and Property Management of Echelon Residential, LLC for nine years. She was directly responsible for all property management operations and development in the southeast, which led to ground breaking design and cutting-edge as well as trendsetting communities. Her work in the industry was recognized by many prestigious awards on multiple projects nationally as well as in the Southeast. Earlier in her career Ellen worked with Zom Communities, Inc. for seven years where she was the first hire within the multifamily division, which over time included a portfolio of eight properties. In addition, Mrs. Lumpkin enjoyed tenures with Post Properties, Embrey Investments and Trammel Crow.