JoDee has been married to Jay Sundberg for 35 years. They have 4 children and 11 grandchildren with a new grandchild coming in September. JoDee was born in Utah and spent her childhood in Utah and California. She attended BYU and served a mission for her church in Perth, Australia, from 1976-1978.
JoDee has spent most of her adult life in service to her church and community. She served on the Little League Baseball Board for many years while her sons played and her husband coached. She also spent time coaching soccer, girls softball and girls Jr. Jazz basketball. JoDee has taught health and PE at Orem Elementary for 7 years. In addition, she served in her local schools with PTA and parent advisory groups from 1985 until being elected to the Alpine Board of Education in 1998.
Now that her grandchildren are in public schools she wants to participate in bringing continued success to the local schools and for all children to have access to the best possible educational opportunities.
JoDee has been very involved in the district with committees and various other assignments, and has been able to take that expertise to the state and national level where she is impacting public education legislatively and through sound public policy. JoDee has gained greater knowledge and experience through her association with many educational leaders who have helped bring academic excellence to Alpine District.
