Jody is the founder of of the Dance Education Lab at New York City's 92nd Street Y, where she also serves as  Chairman of the Y's Dance Center Task Force and as a member of the Y's Board. Since 1995, she also has served as Chairman of the Board of Ballet Hispanico, which during her tenure has doubled in size, commissioning 19 new words for the company's repertory and building a substantial scholarship program for the School of Dance. Arnhold is Co-Chair for the creation of the New York City Department of Education Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Dance Grades PreK-12. A former teacher, she has vowed to place a certified dance teacher in every public school in New York City.