After being called to the bar in 2001 Jody worked in construction litigation until she joined EllisDon in 2007 as Counsel. She was quickly promoted to General Counsel in 2010, and to SVP and General Counsel in 2011. In her role as SVP and General Counsel, Jody was responsible for all legal and risk matters regarding EllisDon’s corporate operations, including all corporate legal and employment matters. She also notably led their legal bid teams and legal closing teams for all Alternative Financing and Procurement / Public-Private Partnerships projects.
More recently, Jody was appointed Chief Strategy Officer, Executive Vice President Infrastructure Services and Technology. Jody oversees strategic planning for EllisDon. She works directly with members of EllisDon’s senior management and Board of Directors to forecast areas of growth and to develop execution plans. Working directly with the CEO, Jody prepares EllisDon’s annual strategic planning report and works with all operational divisions to monitor progress on short-term and long-term objectives. Jody’s current business mandate is to transform EllisDon into the most technologically-advanced, energy-efficient, and sustainable construction services company in the world. As part of this mandate, she leads the entirety of EllisDon’s Services divisions responsible for delivering EllisDon’s “Cradle to Grave” strategy.