Cody Drinkwater
Cody Drinkwater
Cody Drinkwater is the Regional Self Advocacy Specialist for the Eastern Shore. He has a bachelor’s degree from Towson University in history with a minor in English. He previously worked for the Wicomico County Public School System. In addition to his role at the DDA, he assists with the Homework Help Program at the Wicomico County Public Library and is a freelance writer with a local newspaper.
He is on the Autism Spectrum and has executive functioning disabilities along with mild Cerebral Palsy. This makes the work he does for self-advocacy even more important. His job duties entail assisting individuals in the self-advocacy process, networking with providers, providing outreach and guidance to Self Advocacy groups, and creating necessary trainings in the region. The main thing he likes about his work is helping and empowering people. He wants stakeholders to know they can always reach out to him. He’s happy to help them.