Ms. Hodge graduated from St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, with a Bachelor of Science degree, and from Alabama A&M University with a Master of Science degree. She lectured at AlabamaA&M University and the University of the Virgin Islands for several years.  

Ms. Hodge has been extensively involved with natural resource management and development policies of island communities since 1992, and is listed in Manchester’s Who’s Who of Professionals and Executives.  She has served on a number of Boards and Committees, including the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society and the Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Development Council. 

Ms. Hodge is the principal of her company Caribbean Development and Environmental Consultants, Inc., which provides services primarily in environmental impact assessment reports and real estate sales in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.  She also currently serves as a Director of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources.