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Blue Award 1
Blue Award 1
Communications Center Management
Communications Center Management
Blue Award 2
Blue Award 2
Wellness in the Emergency Communications Center
Wellness in the Emergency Communications Center
Blue Award 3
Blue Award 3
Cybersecurity for Public Safety Communications
Cybersecurity for Public Safety Communications
Emergency Preparedness, Response & Situational Awareness
Emergency Preparedness, Response & Situational Awareness
Yellow Award 1
Yellow Award 1
Frontline Telecommunicator
Frontline Telecommunicator
Yellow Award 2
Yellow Award 2
Leadership Development
Leadership Development
Yellow Award 3
Yellow Award 3
NG9-1-1 and Emerging Technologies
NG9-1-1 and Emerging Technologies
Yellow Award 4
Yellow Award 4
Radio and Wireless Communications Technologies
Radio and Wireless Communications Technologies
Yellow Award 5
Yellow Award 5
Repeat Session
Repeat Session
Yellow Award 6
Yellow Award 6
Mastering Media
Mastering Media
Yellow Award 7
Yellow Award 7
Federal Partners
Federal Partners
Platinum Award
Platinum Award
Gold Award
Gold Award
Training Essentials
Training Essentials
Silver Award
Silver Award
Bronze Award
Bronze Award

Jesse S. McCord

Memphis Police Department
Memphis, Tennessee

Jesse McCord serves as an Emergency Communications Manager for the City of Memphis Police Department’s Emergency Communications Bureau, overseeing all 9-1-1 and dispatch operations for one of the largest cities in the Southeast. With more than a decade of experience in public safety communications, he has advanced through the ranks from Police Radio Dispatcher to Supervisor and now Manager, where he also leads the Bureau’s Tactical Communications (TacCom) Team and multiple technology initiatives.

McCord currently serves as the 2nd Vice President of the Tennessee Chapter of APCO International (TN APCO), where he supports statewide professional development, advocacy, and outreach efforts for 9-1-1 professionals. He is an APCO Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE), Registered Public-Safety Leader (RPL), and NENA Emergency Number Professional (ENP). An alumnus of the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Emergence Program and graduate of NENA’s Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP), Jesse is passionate about leadership development, tactical communications, and innovative engagement strategies that elevate the public safety profession.

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