Stacie Molina Woods is a Tampa native and locally rooted in the university area. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology from USF in 1997. She was a Territo Scholarship Winner, a member of Lambda Alpha Epsilon and an officer of Alpha Phi Sigma. Woods has continuously engaged in various community service projects since her collegiate involvement at USF, and is currently a member of the Krewe of Agustina, which actively participates in numerous volunteer events serving the local area.

Ms. Woods is an adjunct professor at USF and teaches Juvenile Justice, as well as Juvenile Victimology. A proud, single mother of a seven year old, Woods had her only daughter while attaining a master's degree from St. Leo University. Her post graduate work focused on Criminal Justice with a concentration in Critical Incident Stress Management. She has been a full time law enforcement officer with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office since November of 1999 and has worked as an investigator in the Juvenile Services Section since May of 2009. As a Master Detective, she investigates Crimes Against Children and is a member of FDLE's Child Abduction Response Team and the HCSO Honor Guard.