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 strategies for Pearland's principal corridors and master plans for redevelopment areas. Work with consultants, stakeholders, and community groups on developing long-range plans. - Oversee beautification and corridor improvement projects within the City of Pearland, and its management districts.- Special project collaboration for the Pearland Innovation Hub, Workforce Development, Business Recruitment and Retention, Emergency Management, and Board and City Council requests.

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, training, and organizational development programs.- Full grantmaking and grant management cycle activities.- Contracts, procurement, operating policies and procedures.- Technical assistance to member ministries and their case managers.- Lead staff assigned to ACAM's Homeless Prevention Initiative; liaison to various homeless prevention and management organizations.

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 for local water/sewer infrastructure projects. Partnered with national and international organizations to develop regional plans for disaster recovery (namely hurricanes and the BP Oil Spill), coastal tourism, and other needed plans; developed programs, publications and workshops for local government and businesses such as our Monthly Economic Digest, various white papers and marketing pieces on relevant economic development topics, developed a series of successful export seminars featuring renowned economist Barton Smith, presentations on rural business resources, job creation in the Restoration Economy, regional water supply's impact on economic development, and more.

- 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; responded to requests for proposals; compared economic and quality-of-life indicators, trade statistics and government incentives of international and domestic markets for competitive advantage research; - As Ike Economic Development Task Force Leader - Developed and conducted business surveys to assess and report estimates of unreimbursed business capital and revenue loss as a result of Hurricane Ike for federal Community Development Block Grant funding;- Provided research, talking points and staffing for GHP events, including the 2008 Presidential Energy Summit and monthly National Association of Business Economists (NABE) meetings held at the Federal Reserve.

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 funding for various events, festivals and projects.- Founding Board Member and Secretary of the Alliance for Bayport-Cleveland Corridor Development, Inc. (ABCCD) which served to facilitate the planning, development, and construction of a multi-modal industrial logistics corridor in anticipation of the potential expansion of I-69 in the region.

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 project. - Assisted the city’s three largest employers with retention and expansion projects; obtained contacts and funding for the community; facilitated community debates regarding the passage of mixed beverage laws, riverfront development, tax incentives and real estate reuse; testified at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hearings on behalf of job-creating energy projects;- Board, committee, project and operations management for the newly created organization; collaborated with the board and stakeholders to develop company branding and marketing materials including logo, website, brochures, tag lines and messaging; worked local and national trade shows, expos and conventions to develop business leads and resources, and- Developed policies and procedures for monitoring grants and tax incentives; developed the city’s first Enterprise Zone and managed two Enterprise Projects; procured and managed consultants for the Port Neches Riverfront Development Plan and Land Use Study; applied for state, local and private funding for projects with an 80% success rate.

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, goals and strategies with community leaders; conducted research and prepared cost-benefit analyses and reports embodying proposed or recommended solutions and courses of action.- Developed strong IT and Internet skills including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint; utilized e-commerce, virtual contractors and various contact databases.

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..