Judi Ray joined Southern Illinois University Carbondale as Constituent Development Officer for the School of Law on April 1, 2008.  In this position she is responsible for developing, planning, and coordinating comprehensive fund raising programs for the law school.  Judith has a bachelor of science and law degree from SIU.  Her experience includes serving as a political consultant at LSG Strategies in Washington, D.C.; coordinator of The Day One Center, Inc., in St. Paul, Minn.; and executive director of the Health Care Coalition on Violence in Minneapolis, Minn.  She was also the deputy campaign manager for Mondale for Governor and a scheduler for the Richard Gephardt Presidential Campaign.