Jodie grew up in and around Parkes in regional NSW attending the local primary and secondary schools. She met her husband on the Birdsville Track while working as a Governess and they have lived and worked on cattle stations in South Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland ever since. Jodie and her husband Nathan have 3 sons who are doing their schooling through School of the Air, Port Augusta even though they have recently moved to the South West Queensland area.
Jodie joined ICPA as a way to meet people in her local community and as a way to ensure her children and other remote children get an excellent quality education regardless of where they live and how their education is delivered
Jodie was elected to State Council in 2013 and after a brief break returned to State Council in 2017
