Company Information

Special District Services, Inc. creates and manages special taxing districts throughout the State of Florida. SDS was organized to meet the growing demand for urban services and provide a public financing vehicle to serve community infrastructure and service needs in a timely and cost-effective manner.

SDS is a results-oriented company with the philosophy that a Public-Private Partnership is an essential ingredient for the successful delivery of public infrastructure through the use of special districts. The basic concept being that growth pays for itself. We are committed to tailoring services to provide essential planning, organization, management, financing and construction of public facilities through the use of special taxing districts.

Principals

Todd “Woody” Wodraska

Todd Wodraska serves as the President of the firm and has been with the company since 2005. Todd served as Mayor of his hometown Jupiter, Florida from 2016-2022 and served on the Jupiter Town Council the 12 years prior.  His prior experience includes trading bonds for Salomon Smith Barney in New York and William R. Hough & Co in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has been instrumental in the growth of SDS with his unique expertise in financing and government.

Mr. Wodraska is a Florida State University graduate with a degree in Finance and earned his Masters in Business Administration from Rice University in Houston, Texas. He served as the President of the Palm Beach County League of Cities and sits on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Special Districts and is an alumni of Leadership Florida and Leadership Palm Beach County.

Jason Pierman

Mr. Pierman, Vice President, joined SDS in 2006 after returning to South Florida from Columbus, Ohio, where he worked for BISYS Fund Services, Inc.  During Mr. Pierman’s time in the mutual fund servicing industry, he worked as an Instructional Designer and Manager of a multi-client call center, where he directly managed a staff of over fifty call center representatives servicing 40+ mutual funds.  He brings a well rounded skill set to the company with his background in media and finance, having experience in project management, customer service, client relations, crisis management, policy writing and technical instruction.

Jason is a graduate of Denison University with a BA in Media Technology and Arts.  In addition to his District Management duties, he utilizes this skill set in overseeing SDS’ technical services and marketing initiatives.  Jason is a past President of The Benjamin School Alumni Council.  In his free time, he enjoys coaching pole vaulting at The Benjamin School and is a member of the Palm Beach Pipe and Drum Band.

Peter L. Pimentel

Mr. Pimentel is the Chairman of SDS and founded the company with Robert Norris in 1993. Pete has many years of experience with government and has been one of the pioneers in Florida for special districts. From 1979 to 2003, he was the Executive Director of Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District and has been responsible for more then $300 million in public financing for development in Northern Palm Beach County.

Pete has been instrumental in the passage of special district laws and continues to work with the Florida Association of Special Districts in this regard. His public financing experience was instrumental in securing financing for Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District (LRD) for a regional wastewater collection, treatment and disposal system during his tenure with that agency. A planner by education and training, Pete has authored over 40 special assessment methodology reports and created more than 60 special districts in his career.

Professional Staff