Meet the Staff

Jodi Ann Blackburn
Interim Athletic Director
jodiblackburn@gfs.org

Prior to coming to GFS in 2017, Jodi served as the Athletic Director at Montrose School, an independent all girls school located in Massachusetts. She developed a robust and competitive athletic program with a concentrated effort on sportsmanship and leadership. She served on the Board of Directors at U.S. Lacrosse and chaired the Schoolgirls National Championship games representing Lower New England.

Mrs. Blackburn holds a B.S. in Physical Education from James Madison University and is pursuing a Masters degree in Athletic Administration from the University of Maine. Mrs. Blackburn has taught Physical Education to girls in grades 6-12 and coached several sports at the JV and Varsity levels.

Mrs. Blackburn is married to Ted Blackburn and they have a daughter, Annie, at Dartmouth College and a son, John, at Oregon State University. She grew up in the Reisterstown/Glyndon area where her mother and grandmother were raised. 

Josh Breto
Interim Assistant Athletic Director
joshbreto@gfs.org

Mr. Breto started at Garrison Forest in 2019-20 in an Interim role. Drawn by the way the students, families, faculty, staff and administrators all look for ways to support each other and give back to the community, Mr. Breto gratefully accepted the permanent position and is excited to continue to learn from and partner with all of these great individuals. 

Mr. Breto has been involved with or working in athletics at the Middle School, High School, Collegiate and Professional levels since 2008 as a player, coach and administrator.  

Originally from South Florida, Mr. Breto received a scholarship to play Division I Men's Soccer for Ohio State University. There, he was a member of the 2009-10 Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship team. During his career he received and/or was elected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, Academic All-Big Ten (3x) and the Ohio State University Scholar Athlete Award (4x). He also served as a representative on the Student Athlete Advisory Board where he helped advocate for his teammates' interests to the President of the University and Athletic Director. Most valuable to him, he graduated with a B.S in City and Regional Planning from the Knowlton School of Architecture.

After college, Mr. Breto had the opportunity to play professional soccer in Berlin, Germany. Upon retiring, he moved to Maryland where he met and married his wonderful wife, Delaney Breto (also works at Garrison Forest). Mr. and Mrs. Breto live on campus as members of the Residential Life Faculty.

Barbara Doy
Head Athletic Trainer
barbaradoy@gfs.org

Before coming to GFS in 1999, Barbara Doy, a certified Athletic Trainer, worked at Union Memorial Hospital, Old Dominion University, and Salisbury State. In addition to working one-on-one with student athletes, she mentors the GFS student trainers. She and husband David live in Anne Arundel County with their four children.