Jodi received her B.A. from New College in Sarasota, FL, and her J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law. She is currently an attorney and Executive Director with Southern Legal Counsel, Inc, a non-profit public interest law firm. She is also an Adjunct Professor for Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center where she teaches a Masters Level course in Special Education Law. She is a Past Chair of the Board of Directors and Past Treasurer of the national organization The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), whose mission is to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities. She is also a Past Chair of The Florida Bar Public Interest Law Section and a member of the Section’s Legal Needs of Children Committee.