Senior Director of Payroll
Jodi L Parsons, CPP joined the Royals in June 2014 as Director of Payroll. She was promoted to Senior Director of Payroll Operations in 2022. She oversees the club's Payroll function as well as the 401(k) retirement plans and non-uniformed personnel pension plan.
After graduating from the University of Iowa, Parsons spent time as an assistant track & field coach at her alma mater before transitioning to the accounting field in 1997. Prior to joining the Royals, Jodi was a Payroll and Accounts Payable Professional in the Des Moines, IA area. She has 25 years of experience as a Payroll Professional.
Jodi is a Past-President of PayrollORG (PAYO) and the Greater Kansas City APA Chapter. She previously served as the President of the National Iowa Varsity Club, the University of Iowa's letterman's club.
Jodi holds a Bachelor of Science in sports, health, leisure and physical studies with a business minor from the University of Iowa where she was team captain and a 4 year letter winner while participating on the women's track & field team. She has been a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) since 2002. In May 2014, Jodi was named the PAYO Payroll Woman of the Year and was previously named the 2011 American Accounts Payable Association’s Accounts Payable Woman of the Year. She lives in Greenwood, MO.