[1][2] As a child growing up in pre-Title IX American, she was not allowed to play baseball in elementary school, and this early experience shaped her belief that girls should have equal access to all sports.
[3] Dodson graduated from Thomas Dale High School, where she played field hockey, basketball, and softball.
[6][8][17] She also worked as Administrative Manager for the United States Olympic Committee National Junior Women's Basketball team tour in Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru, and worked with the Atlantic Coast Conference as a Women's Basketball Officials Observer for the University of Virginia.
[2][3] In 1996, Dodson established the Women in Sports ("WinS") Foundation, a nonprofit organization with the mission of supporting and recognizing female athletes in Virginia.
[2] Dodson died on August 18, 2007, at the University of Virginia Medical Center after suffering a heart attack.