Bio
Woody owns his own successful real estate business and has been a part of numerous projects revitalizing our neighborhoods. He also taught for seven years in the Orleans Parish Public Schools and knows the challenges in our classrooms firsthand.
- Elected to the Orleans Parish School Board in 2008
- Served as President of the Orleans Parish School Board in his first two years on the board
- Currently serves on the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC)
- Led multi-million dollar renovations of blighted properties through successful real estate company
- Former certified Orleans Parish Public School teacher at James Lewis Elementary School
Education
- Attended Henry Allen, Jean Gordon and De La Salle High School
- B.A. from University of the South (Sewanee)
- Received the prestigious Pathways to Teaching Fellowship
- Graduate work at the Anna Freud Centre in London, focusing on strategies for at-risk youth
Woody is married to Kristen Cocke Koppel and has three children, George, Elizabeth, and Charlotte. Woody is an active member of St. George’s Episcopal Church.