John Cooper

John Cooper, a.k.a. J.C., has been working in hotels since 2007. He started at the Louisville Marriott Downtown in the restaurant and worked his way all around the property, eventually ending up as the Director of Loss Prevention. J.C. ended his time with the Marriott Downtown by finishing up on Derby Day of 2012 and starting with Musselman Hotels two days later on Monday morning. He was hired as the Banquet Manager at the newly renovated Louisville Marriott East and promoted to the Food and Beverage Manager about four months later. J.C. was promoted to the AGM at the Hilton Garden Inn in March 2014.  In 2017, J.C. transitioned to AGM at the Seelbach Hilton Louisville. In 2019, J.C. was promoted to the General Manager at the Aloft Newport on the Levee.

When John is not at the hotel he is running around with his two kids. His kids are very active and they both compete on different teams in and out of school. His daughter is a cheerleader and runs on the track and cross country teams and his son is the shortstop on the local baseball team. J.C. stays active by running several road races each year and finished his 1st marathon last year. When they have some downtime and are not competing, they can be found at the lake enjoying the sun.