Jenks has obtained two degrees from Clemson University including a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA. Before joining Jenks Inc. Realty, he worked at Thermal Ceramics in Augusta, Georgia and the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) on the initial business planning, purchasing and development of the campus. Jenks is also an avid outdoorsman who has been involved in timber land management most of his adult life. Jenks is married to Emily Andersen Patrick and they are members of the Greenville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.