As executive director of the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth in Washington, DC, Jody leads the engagement of a broad coalition of organizations and individuals opposed to the use of extreme sentencing for children. Under her leadership, the CFSY has raised the visibility of people directly impacted by this issue and harnessed the energy of a growing and diverse group of stakeholders to ensure that America’s children, and particularly children of color, are treated with compassion by our criminal justice system.

Jody is married and is the mother of three children.