A.J. Dudley

A.J. Dudley was born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania in 1977, and is the seventh of eight children of Antonio and Joan Cannizzaro. Raised on a farm, with collie and horse at her heel, A.J. enjoyed all the adventures that the outdoors offered. After high school, she moved to Fort Collins, Colorado to pursue an education in Equestrian Science. However, with the death of her father years earlier, finances were limited and the investment seemed unworthy of the reward offered.

After remaining there for two years managing a restaurant, she returned to Pennsylvania and opened a paralegal business in Harrisburg with her sister. A few years later, AJ found herself living in the Outer Banks of North Carolina working for a law firm and radio station. There she met her husband, the world-famous Bass Angler, David Dudley. They married and soon after relocated to his hometown, Lynchburg, VA. Here, they now raise their five children and operate a thriving ministry on their horse farm.