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Meet Jodi Findlay by Judi Weakland Jodi might be our newest staff member, but she has been an active member of Calvary since November of 2010. Jodi, who was named for her beloved Grandfather, grew up on a farm in “Derby Town” Louisville, Kentucky with 5 younger sisters. Jodi spent her summers on a tractor mowing the sod farm and taking care of a few animals. Jodi is one of those rare people that are not only creative, but also fantastic with calculations and numbers. When she was younger, she wanted to be an artist, but the practical side of her also wanted to learn accounting. Jodi said, “I find accounting a little bit like putting a puzzle together. “I just love it.” Jodi graduated from College and earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting. Chuck, a childhood family friend that grew up with Jodi and someone that she knew all of her life, served in the Gulf war. Jodi and her family would send him care packages from home. One of Chuck’s battle buddies was a good looking Special Operations Captain named Alex. Alex saw Jodi’s picture and told Chuck he wanted to write to her. Alex and Jodi were pen pals for six months during Alex’s deployment. She met him at Fort Campbell for the first time face to face.