Her Story
About Jody
I started my career in banking 21 years ago as a teller and worked my way up through the ranks. After 17 years in banking, I became the Assistant Vice President of HR, which was a huge accomplishment that was even featured in the newspaper. Then I moved from New Jersey to Florida and transitioned into the medical field as an HR Business Partner, a role I've held for four years now. It took a lot to learn the medical terms and everything, but it's going wonderfully now and I love where I work. I'm responsible for employee relations and oversee clinics in both Colorado and Florida. On the days I'm not visiting clinics, I'm in the office doing reports and handling FMLA-type matters. I visit the clinics regularly to make sure employees know they can pop in and confidentially talk to me if they need anything. The only thing I don't do in this role that I did in my previous one is recruitment, and I do kind of miss that because I love being able to tell people they're getting the job. The employees are my customers, and I'm there to do whatever they need.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Jody
01What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I think it's important to build women up, help each other, and support them. I'm very empathetic and I care about people. I really love interacting with people, which is why I like being in HR. I look at the employees as my customers, and I'm there to do whatever they need. In my personal life, spending time with my family is the most important thing. My husband used to be a police officer and worked nights, but now he's retired and we have a lot more time together. I have two older children who still live in New Jersey and a daughter who is with us, and we try to get together as much as we can, spend time with each other, go to the beach, and try new recipes together.
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