Jody Herrington, who currently resides in Virginia Beach, is the director of U.S. Disaster Relief for Operation Blessing overseeing domestic disaster relief operations. She joined OBI in 2005 and has coordinated major relief efforts for five federally-declared disasters - Tennessee tornadoes (2008), Florida tornadoes (2007), Hurricane Katrina (2005), Hurricane Rita (2005) and Hurricane Ivan (2004).

In support of OBI’s response to Hurricane Katrina, Jody moved to Louisiana from 2005 - 2007. During her time there, she helped distribute $4.8 million in grants to local community based groups, guided the daily operations of OBI’s command center and directed the New Orleans-based free medical and dental clinics.

In February 2008, Jody was on the ground in the southern region of the U.S. helping tornado victims recover from devastating storms and coordinating the support of more than 1,200 volunteers.

Jody brings more than 10 years of experience working with relief groups, churches, nonprofit organizations and international ministries. Previously, she worked in dual roles as both an associate pastor at the Brownsville Assembly of God and assistant to the president at the Brownsville Revival School of Ministry.

Having earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Valdosta State University, Jody also holds national emergency response credentials from National Incident Management Systems.