Jodi Callender is a reverent Bed-Stuy resident and second-generation American. She enters her role as the Senior Director of Strategy and Operations at The Emerge Group with over fourteen years of experience in program management, strategy, and operations. With this focus, she provides comprehensive and accessible approaches to The Emerge Group’s projects and teams.
For most of her career, she has focused on combating disinvestment in New York City’s marginalized communities and supporting community benefit ventures. Her career highlights include supporting NYC’s efforts to preserve public housing and build additional affordable housing in roles such as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Housing & Economic Development and Chief of Staff within the Real Estate division of the NYC Economic Development Corporation.
Jodi is passionate about leveraging her experience in economic development to instigate systemic changes that create better housing, education, and health outcomes in communities of color. Jodi is a proud two-time alumnus of Georgetown University, where she studied Finance as an undergraduate and Real Estate Development and Finance as a graduate student. In her spare time, she enjoys reading fantasy or futurism novels, cooking, and gardening with her partner.
