Jackie Koci Tamayo is the Emergency Services Coordinator for the Superior Court of California – County of Alameda where she oversees the planning, training, response, coordination, and development of the Emergency Services Unit for 10 courthouses. Prior to her Bay Area arrival, Jackie worked for over 20 years with the City of Los Angeles both for the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) and the Emergency Management Department (EMD). In her tenure with the City of Los Angeles, Jackie was instrumental in creating the Department of Recreation and Parks Citywide Training Task Force, coordinating high profile events. While working as a Senior Recreation Director, she pioneered the department’s Emergency Management Division which led the City’s Mass Care needs. While working for the City’s Emergency Management department, Jackie liaised for LAPD and LAFD Operations West Bureau, trained and exercised senior staff and EOC responders, and was the designated emergency management coordinator for the private/public sector. During her time with RAP and EMD, she responded to several high level EOC activations, including many historical wildfires, the COVID-19 pandemic, various civil unrest, POTUS, and planned events. As an instructor of Emergency Management, Jackie is a proponent in developing aspiring professionals and vested teammates.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in History and Politics from Woodbury University and a Master’s in Leadership and Management University of La Verne as well as various other certifications in the field of Public Safety and Emergency Management. A Los Angeles native, Jackie is passionate about building and strengthening relationships that lead to resilience.