Biography & Family
I was born in Champaign. My father, Donald C. Dodds, Jr., was a farmer and I lived on a farm until I was 5. When my dad (who still refers to himself as “the worst farmer in the history of farming”) started the travel business Doddson Travel, the family moved “in town” and the farm became what is now the Interstate Research Park. I lived in District 4 – 1503 Waverly – and went to Carrie Busey until I was eleven. At that time, I moved with my mom and sisters to Evanston where I attended both middle school and then Evanston Township High School. I finished high school early and headed to college: first To Boston University and then to Brandeis, where I graduated cum laude with a dual major in Philosophy and Psychology.