Jessica Michelle Edwards

1100 North Greenwich Avenue Apartment #3

Russellville, Arkansas 72801
Jedwards26@atu.edu
(479)223-0469
E-Portfolio: www.jedwards26.weebly.com

QUALIFICATIONS
o Microsoft Office o Emergency Operations Plan Building
o CPR/First Aid Certification Experience
o GIS Mapping (ArcGis) o Website Editing Experience
o Effective Communication o Technical Writing
o Drone Flight Experience o Time Management
o Incident Command System Knowledge and o Organization
Experience o Teamwork
o Emergency Plan Exercise Experience o Collaborative Problem-Solving Skills

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Management Expected: May 11th, 2019
Arkansas Tech University—Russellville, Arkansas
o Dean’s List, GPA: 3.94
o Tradition Keeper
o International Association of Emergency Managers, student member 2015-2017
o ATU Red Cross on Campus, student member 2015-2018
o Because We Can, student member 2017-2018
o Arkansas Dream Center, student member and secretary 2015-2018
o Arkansas Tech University CERT, student member 2018-Current
Associate Degree in General Studies August 11, 2018
Arkansas Tech University—Russellville, Arkansas
o Suma Cum Laude
o Dean’s List, GPA: 3.94
o Tradition Keeper
High School Diploma May 21, 2015
Russellville High School—Russellville, Arkansas
o GPA: 3.5
Certificate of Proficiency in Law Enforcement December 20, 2014
Arkansas Tech Career Center—Russellville, Arkansas
o GPA: 4.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Logan County Office of Emergency Management—Paris, Arkansas January 14th, 2019-April 10th, 2019
Intern
o Responsibilities: completing and attending trainings, copying/scanning paperwork, assembling
information booklets for various persons, organizing and labeling files, and attending meetings.
o Responded to the ANO test calls, participated in a National Weather Service conference call, been
called out to a Tyson chicken gut truck flip, traveled to the radio towers that the county owns,
attended the Arkansas Oklahoma River Valley REPC leadership meeting at the 188 th Air Force Base,
and helped pick up and distribute Red Cross assistance supplies.
o Assisted Logan County's Director of Emergency Management in developing an LEPC. I also assisted
the AR OK RV REPC in creating a way to pass important information and documents between all
entities involved in the program.
o Added and updated information on the Logan County OEM website: https://logancountyoem.org/
 o Participated in the updating of the emergency operations plan for the county.
E-Portfolio Workshops—Russellville, Arkansas November 14, 2017-December 2018
Teaching Assistant
o Taught the students that show up and the ones who access it online through Blackboard Collaborate
on how to use Weebly and Wix (our e-portfolio sites), and how to effectively use the features to make
their portfolios look more exciting and professional while using them.
Northwest Arkansas Search and Rescue Academy—New Blaine, Arkansas April 2016
Event Volunteer
o Assisted the coordinator of the camp set up the command center, took attendance of all the
emergency responders as they arrived on site through the day, and set up the exercises that were
prepared for the emergency responders.
o Participated in activities such as: map and compass techniques, search and rescue personnel working
more effectively with law enforcement, and search and rescue dogs training.
Justin Drittler at the Pope County OEM—Russellville, Arkansas April 2015
Job Shadowed
o Received an in-depth view of his daily activities of manufacturing the emergency operations plan for
the county, training dive teams and search and rescue teams, going out on search and rescue calls,
and the clerical matters of OEM.
o Assisted in going through storm shelter requests that had been denied because they had been filed or
photographed incorrectly.
Wendy’s—Russellville, Arkansas March 2014-June 2014
Cashier/Server
o Demonstrated multitasking skills by keeping the front dining area cleaned and stocked, cleaning both
bathrooms, and checking out and greeting customers throughout the day.
o Demonstrated teamwork skills by listening in on drive thru orders while working the front to
alleviate some of the stress.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Volunteer—Because We Can
o Volunteered with the daily food recovery program that Because We Can started on campus.
o Volunteered at the Pope County Christmas Toy Run and Chili Lunch for the Pope County Foster Care
Coalition. This also included the Veterans of Foreign Wars association from Pope County, since they
donate a large amount of the toys.
o Baked goods and helped run the bake sale stand in order to raise money for the Russ Bus, which
donates money to the homeless population in Pope County.
Volunteer—River Valley Children’s Advocacy Center
o Volunteered through my Introduction to Hospitality class to spend my class period cleaning the
RVCAC. I was teamed up with one other person from my class, and we swept, mopped, vacuumed,
cleaned bathrooms, and cleaned the windows.
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
o Responding to Emergencies Adult and o Compression Only CPR Training
Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED o American Red Cross: Disaster Cycle
o American Red Cross: First Aid Services: An Overview
o American Red Cross: Basic Life Support o CERT Search and Rescue Familiarization
for Healthcare Providers
FEMA Certifications:
o FEMA Professional Development Series o Public Information Officer Awareness (IS-
o Radiological Emergency Management (IS- 29)
3) o Introduction to Incident Command
o An Introduction to Hazardous Materials System (IS-100.b)
(IS-5.a) o ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action
o Animals in Disaster: Awareness and Incident (IS-200.b)
Preparedness (IS-10.a) o Training: Anticipating Hazardous
o Animals in Disaster: Community Planning Weather and Community Risk 2nd Edition
(IS-11.a) (IS-271.a)
 o Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
(ICS 300)
o Introduction to CERT (IS-317)
o Advanced ICS Command and General
Staff-Complex Incidents (ICS 400)
o An Introduction to the National Incident
Management System (IS-700.b)
o National Response Framework, an
Introduction (IS-800.c)
o Community Preparedness Implementing
Simple Activities for Everyone (IS-909)
o National Preparedness Goal and System
Overview (IS-2000)

REFRENCES
Angel Harper—Morrilton, Arkansas 501-757-0581
Arkansas Tech University Student
Interning with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

Beth Gray—Russellville, Arkansas 479-857-3161

Arkansas Tech University Professor
Arkansas Tech University Professor in the Emergency Management Department

Tobi Miller—Paris, Arkansas 479-747-6648

Currently Interning with in Logan County
Director of Logan County Emergency Management