Welcome to Elaine Akin

I’m so excited to be not only a member, but now on staff, at RPC! My husband Tim and I moved to Jacksonville from Nashville, Tennessee, in 2021 after visiting my sister and her family here for over 10 years. Fun fact: Tim and I met as students of Lyon College, a small liberal arts Presbyterian school in Arkansas with a long-standing organ program, although neither of us play. (It has certainly come in handy while serving on the search committee for the new Director of Music!) RPC has quickly become our second home, and we have been so grateful for the hospitality.

I studied art history at the University of Memphis and have worked over the last decade for artists and arts foundations and museums, including the Cummer Museum most recently. I joined the RPC staff in July as the Administrative and Communication Assistant and have most enjoyed getting to know RPC members and assisting with publications.

Tim and I live in Murray Hill with our two dogs, Heidi and Enzo, and our new “yard cat” Willow (I hear that’s pretty common here). Our favorite family activities are going to the beach, traveling, and trying new and interesting foods. I have a small vintage interiors business on the side, where I spend most of my free time these days. Happy to be here!