Bria Hodge
Director of Small Business Development
A DMV native, Bria Hodge has a background in entrepreneurship, entertainment, and community development. After receiving her Bachelors of Arts in Media Business and Entrepreneurship from Temple University, Bria honed her leadership skills as a freelancer at several start-up organizations across various industries, including music, creative leadership, child development, and community development. In her roles, she oversaw internal and external communications, operations, technology implementation, marketing, graphic design, and held many public-facing and qualitative research roles.
Simultaneously, at the age of 25, she founded a successful network of dance fitness studios in Philadelphia, which led her to showcase her entrepreneurial and community leadership as Vice President of the local business association. With a deep connection to the Latino community as the proud wife and mother in a second generation Mexican and African American family, she is thrilled to join LEDC to serve Latinos and other minority and underserved communities, helping them achieve their small business dreams.