Life Enrichment Manager@John Knox Village of Florida
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Jody Leshinsky grew up in a New York City suburb where her mother introduced her to the arts from the time she could walk and talk! She not only experienced the extraordinary conducting skills of Leonard Bernstein, the incredible talent of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, but she also explored many of the Museums.
When she moved to Broward County in 1979, she was in culture shock. There were very few choices when it came to the fine arts. One could always travel down to Miami to see a concert or museum, but in Broward County the options were limited to a Florida Philharmonic concert or a show at Parker Playhouse.
Jody began her professional career in Broward County government in 1981 with Parks and Recreation and then the Broward Cultural Division in 1986, the designated local arts agency for the County.
Jody was responsible for the public relations, marketing, advertising, social media and the website for the Cultural Division, including publishing a magazine, Cultural Quarterly, for 30 years. Her team received many local and national awards over the years. During the last few years at the County, Jody was promoted to Assistant Director.
In 2016, Jody retired from County government and took the leap into the nonprofit world where she worked with the company responsible for the Pompano Beach Amphitheater and the opening of the Pompano Beach Cultural Center. The following year she was hired to run two cultural organizations for the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency. Most recently, Jody was the Cultural Venues Programming Manager for the newly created Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department where she was responsible for the programming of four cultural venues, the Green Market Pompano Beach, Old Town Untapped and the Jazz Festival Pompano Beach.
In 2022, Jody became the Life Enrichment Manager for John Knox Village of Florida, an upscale life plan community for residence 62 and older. There are approximately 1000 residents in Independent living. Jody responsible for the programming of all evMore...