Jolene Sherman

Jolene Sherman serves as Lee’s vice president of business development and market strategies. Previously she was named vice president of digital sales and agency strategies for Lee in March, 2020. Prior to that, Jolene served as the vice president and managing director of Amplified Digital.

Jolene joined Lee in 2005 as a sales executive with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She was senior director of sales for key and automotive accounts at the Post-Dispatch and STLtoday.com, before her appointment to Amplified in 2017. Her career also includes management positions in new business development and digital advertising with the Post-Dispatch, earning two Lee Innovation in Revenue awards during that tenure.

Jolene is a summa cum laude graduate of Southern Illinois University, holding a bachelor of science in elementary education. She was named to Editor & Publisher’s “25 Under 35” in 2016. Sherman is a member of the Junior League of Greater Alton, Illinois.