Alumni
January 3, 2020
University of Portland alumna Jami Resch ’96 was named Portland police chief on Tuesday, December 31. Prior to this position, Resch was the assistant chief of the investigations branch and had previously served as the acting commander of North Precinct.
Resch graduated from the University of Portland in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in allied health sciences and a minor in psychology. She was appointed to the Portland Police Bureau in 1999 and was promoted to sergeant in 2008. Resch was then promoted to lieutenant in 2012 and captain in 2016. Resch holds multiple certificates in advanced SWAT command and decision making, threat assessment training and diplomatic security law enforcement training. She was honored with a Bureau Achievement Medal and four Unit Commendations.
Resch’s previous roles with Portland Police include patrol officer, neighborhood response team officer, tactical operations division crime analyst officer, manager of the Portland Police honor guard, member of the gun task force, and critical incident commander.
Resch has been an active member in the Police Bureau’s Muslim Council, Slavic Advisory Council and Refugee Integration Program. She has also volunteered her time with Camp Rosenbaum, and Shop with a Cop, and she is a mentor for the Zman Scholarship Foundation.University of Portland
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