Jodi Smith, Esq. has a vast history in patient advocacy leadership. Prior to her work at WomenHeart, she spent 16 years as the Program Director for The Mended Hearts, Inc. where she developed their Mended Little Hearts® program for families with children born with congenital heart disease and then led, developed and implemented programs for the Mended Hearts® and Young Mended Hearts® programs for adults living with heart disease as
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Jodi became involved in patient advocacy after her youngest son was born with a single ventricle heart condition requiring three open-heart surgeries. Before working in non-profit patient advocacy, Jodi worked as an adjunct professor teaching leadership and law at the University of Richmond for 11 years, as a litigation attorney, and as a corporate leadership training consultant, including for several Fortune 500 companies. Jodi uses her experience and background to improve the lives of people living with cardiovascular disease, as well as their caregivers and families.
