Ms. O’Grady stated she started in the pool and spa industry in the last century. Her multiple decades of experience include large account and product management, sales representative management, technical solutions, and customer experience, skills she learned from numerous jobs held with water testing supplies manufacturer, Taylor.
Tasked with managing and growing the EZPRO Lineup of Commercial Water Care Products — RevivePRO, EZPoolPRO, ENZymePRO, and PepperPRO — the new director will be working closely with their manufacturer sales representatives group, The Grit Game, to promote these NSF/ANSI Standard 50 listed products to recreational water facilities and institutions throughout the country.
"Jody’s impeccable resume and engaging personality made her the best choice for this position,” says Brandon Overall, COO of APi.
Jim Overwyk, the organization’s president adds, “After a few conversations with Jody, I was wowed with her presenting skills and impressed with her technical prowess.”
In her greater than 10 years of volunteer leadership, Jody is now chair of the Recreational Water & Air Quality Committee for the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) and was recently elected vice-chair of the organization's Technical Advisory Council. In 2022, she received the Chairman’s Award.
Ms. O’Grady resides in Maryland and will started with the company in May.
