Jodi Benavidez Director of College Couseling

Jodi Benavidez

Director of College Advising

Educational Background

Bachelor of Arts – Biology, Austin College
Master of Education – Higher Education Administration, Dallas Baptist University
College Counseling Certification

Joined LCA

August 2022

Benavidez family

Jodi with her husband and two kids, Gavin and Charis.

My Family

My husband, Paul, and I have a son, Gavin(‘23), and daughter, Charis(‘25). We have a corgi and a mutt that add to the family.

Why do you choose to work at Legacy?

My passion is helping students walk through the college admissions process while pointing them towards the Creator who has a plan for them. I want them to understand they were created with gifts and skills and at Legacy I am provided with the opportunity to talk through these concepts along with the minutia of the details of the application process.

What is your favorite scripture? Why?

Psalms 71:14 s for me, I will always have hope;
I will praise you more and more.

This verse encourages me in the present and future tense that hope is always there and God is worthy of praise regardless of circumstances.