Mr. Cody Puckett (he/him) is an adaptive Florida music practitioner working with students who have mild to severe exceptionalities. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts studying Music Education and Deaf Education from Flagler College and his Master of Education in Special Education from Florida Gulf Coast University. He is a trained vocalist and pianist and has performed with a traveling performing arts college group based in California.

Puckett serves the profession in many ways. He is an adjunct at the College of the Florida Keys, instructing Exceptional Students Education (ESE) courses at the undergraduate level. He is a Florida ambassador for the Division of Visual and Performing Arts (CEC). He acts under the Diverse Learners Committee as an FMEA member. He services partnerships through Polk County Schools as a board member for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth Advocate Coalition and as a Fine Arts Council Member. He has continued to empower students of all ages and abilities from K-12 and beyond.

He has presented at state conferences in Florida, and nationally, while his professional work focuses on neurodiversity and accessibility in music environments. Mr. Puckett passionately believes in accessible music classrooms for all!

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