Jody maintains the whimsy and friendliness of her midwestern roots, which amuses her friends and coworkers in Southwest Pennsylvania. She has lived according to the timeless adage that ""if you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life."" From her years as a homeschool mom, to her decades of maternal health education and advocacy to working with adults with disabilities and now in a public health career, she has had the pleasure of ""not working a day"" in her life.