Dorothy C. Jenkins is a member of the Board of Governors at Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, Florida and a past Chair of its Board of Directors. She is a member of the Advisory Board at Tri-County Peace River Center, a Board Member at Westlake Chemical Company in Houston, Texas, a Trustee at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and a member of Neurological Institute National Council at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She has also served as a Trustee at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida and as a Board Member at Bok Tower and Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida. She has previously served as a gubernatorial appointed Trustee and member of the Board of Directors of the Ringling Museum and past Chair of its Board of Directors. She is a longtime friend and supporter of the Ringling Museum. She is a graduate of Wellesley College with a B.A. in Mathematics. Her husband, Charles Jenkins, Jr., is Chairman of the Board at Publix Supermarkets, Inc. They have two children, a daughter Jennifer and a son Anthony.