Jessica Byerly Email & Phone Number

Arlington, TX, US

Pearland, TX

- Act as liaison between businesses, the City, and various strategic partners to address concerns and resolve issues. - Procure and manage contracts for planning and design/engineering consultants and for construction of infrastructure projects, entryways, and streetscape improvements. - Perform long-range planning assignments including redevelopment.

Houston, Texas Area

- Coordinated emergency response of the 5-county network of basic human needs ministries throughout the Houston floods of 2015, 2016 and Hurricane Harvey. - Managed financial and data operations, staff, volunteers, and secured AmeriCorp Vistas to support efforts. - Evaluation of member and company program and financial data used in capacity building.

Houston, Texas Area

- Co-managed the Gulf Coast Economic Development District (a federally funded planning body for the 13-county region); - Data analysis for the Houston-Galveston Local Development Corp. (SBA 504 Small business loans - $200M+ portfolio and a $10M EDA RLF); - Developed a scoring rubric and recommended award for The Regional Review Committee ($3M+ allocated.

- Performed research directly resulting in Houston’s first time being named as the nation’s “#1 Metro for Corporate Expansions and Relocations” by Site Selection Magazine in 2008 (Published March 2009);- Provided economic, demographic and business analysis to all departments and executive level officers; developed sources and strategies for analysis.

Cleveland, Texas, United States

- Increased chamber membership by 30 percent net in one year through face-to-face business calls and producing effective marketing materials, successful networking events and developing engaged and motivated committees, and- Board, committee and staff management; project, marketing and operations management; business advocacy; obtained public and private.

Port Neches, Texas, United States

- Convened the first regional economic incentive in Jefferson County for global specialty chemical manufacturer International Specialty Products. Nine entities and the State of Texas participated; Merit Recognition from Texas Economic Development Council, Port Neches-Groves ISD’s Award of Excellence and CDC Capital’s Community of the Year Award for the.

Silsbee, Texas, United States

- Project concept to reopen Silsbee’s abandoned hospital as a teaching hospital partnering with Critical Access Hospital franchises and Lamar Institute of Technology made the Partnership of Southeast Texas’s 2001 list of Top Ten Community Development Projects. - Created the Economic Development Office within city hall; innovated procedures, committees.

Texas Community Development Institute, Community Development, Professional Certificate

Activities and Societies: Two-year certification for economic development professionals including a final project to solve a community.

Mpa, Public Administration, Graduated With Honors (3.58 Gpa)

MPA with Global Business and Environmental electives with special interest in international trade and earth sciences.

Certificate: Grant Writing & Foundation Development I - Iv, Philanthropy, Professional Certificate

Activities and Societies: One-year, four-part certificate program delivered by Dr. Don Udell of the Kellogg Foundation. (96 hours)All.

B.S., Political Science/Economics, Graduated With Honors (3.76 Gpa)

Activities and Societies: Political Science Honor Society, Debate Team and Moot Court competitor, Pre-Law SocietyJack Brooks Scholar..