Jody has spent the past 25 years serving in a variety of marketing and communications roles for leading general contractors and real estate firms across Texas. Having held Director and Vice President roles with Adolfson & Peterson, Cadence McShane, and JPI, he has successfully led marketing programs targeting sectors such as Corporate Office, Healthcare, Higher Education, Hospitality, Industrial, K-12, Mixed-Use, Multifamily, Retail, and Worship. Most recently, Jody served as Vice President of Communications with JPI, one of the largest multifamily developers and builders in the United States. In this role, he was responsible for providing marketing and communications leadership to JPI’s diverse service groups, including land acquisition, development, architecture, construction, and asset management.
Beyond successfully leading the marketing and communications functions for these organizations, Jody also routinely collaborated with executive leadership on strategic planning and team-building initiatives.
In May 2024, Jody launched Lee Consulting Group, fulfilling a lifelong dream of starting his own business. Lee Consulting Group offers strategic marketing and communications services to AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) and real estate clients across Texas.
A native Texan, Jody grew up in Plano before heading to West Texas for college and eventually moving to Thailand, where he lived for four years before settling back in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He attended Abilene Christian University, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and Business Management, as well as a Master of Arts in Religion. He also obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.
Jody has served on various boards, including Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, Come Before Winter, Refuge Ranch, and The Way. He is also a proud graduate of The CEO Forum.
Jody resides in McKinney, TX, with his wife and three boys. Outside of work, you will find him enjoying the outdoors or traveling with his family.