Jodi Askins recently relocated with her family from Erie, Pennsylvania and now resides in Carlisle with her husband, Todd and two daughters, Alexa and Julianna.
Jodi has nearly 15 years of service working on behalf of children and families across the state. She is experienced in non-profit management, the administration of preschool and child care services, fundraising, community organizing and advocacy. Prior to taking the PennAEYC Executive Director position in February 2009, she worked for 10 years at Early Connections, Inc. a social service agency in Erie, PA specializing in children’s early care and education, community outreach and professional development services. In addition to her administrative duties at Early Connections, as the Associate Executive Director, Jodi also served 18 counties in Northwest PA as the Northwest Regional Key Community Outreach Specialist.
Jodi’s leadership skills have been recognized at the state and national level. At the state level, she was recruited by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania to be the Team Leader for NW Pennsylvania for the Anne E. Casey Strengthening Rural Families Economic Success (RuFES) initiative. Nationally, in 2007 she was selected as one of 20 emerging policy and advocacy leaders from across the country, for a fellowship with The National Women’s Law Center Progressive Leadership and Advocacy Network (PLAN).
Jodi has a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Arizona State University and a Master’s of Science in Community Counseling from Gannon University.
She currently serves as a member of the Governor’s Early Learning Council and on several Early Care and Education committees.
E-mail: jaskins@pennaeyc.org