# Jami Resch

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**Jami L. Resch** is an American police officer currently serving as [chief](/source/Chief_of_police) of the [Springfield, Oregon Police Department](/source/Springfield_Police_Department_(Oregon)).[1] She previously served as chief of the [Portland Police Bureau](/source/Portland_Police_Bureau) from December 31, 2019, until June 8, 2020.[2]

## Early life and education

Resch was born in [Montana](/source/Montana), and moved to the [Beaverton](/source/Beaverton,_Oregon) area early in her life. She attended [Beaverton High School](/source/Beaverton_High_School).[3] She went on to graduate from the [University of Portland](/source/University_of_Portland) in 1996 with a [bachelor's degree](/source/Bachelor's_degree) in [allied health](/source/Allied_health_professions) and a [minor](/source/Academic_minor) in [psychology](/source/Psychology).[4]

## Career

Resch, who originally wanted to become a doctor, joined the [Portland Police Bureau](/source/Portland_Police_Bureau) in 1999 in a recruiting push that hired 80 new officers.[3] Over the next two decades, Resch rose through [the ranks](/source/Police_rank); she was promoted to sergeant in 2008, lieutenant in 2012, and captain in October 2016. After her promotion to captain, she served as acting commander of the [North Precinct](/source/Portland_Police_Bureau#Precincts). In May 2018 she was appointed assistant chief of the Investigations Branch. On May 3, 2019, she began to serve as deputy chief.[5]

On December 30, 2019 [Portland](/source/Portland,_Oregon) Mayor [Ted Wheeler](/source/Ted_Wheeler) announced the resignation of Resch's predecessor, [Danielle Outlaw](/source/Danielle_Outlaw); he named Resch as her replacement in the same announcement.[6] Resch was sworn in the following day.[3][5] Whereas Wheeler hired Outlaw after a lengthy national search with public input, the mayor chose to promote Resch from within the bureau immediately and without public input.[7] She is the 49th person to serve as chief.[5]

On June 8, 2020, Resch stepped down as chief of police, handing over the position to [Chuck Lovell](/source/Chuck_Lovell) after her handling of the [George Floyd protests](/source/George_Floyd_protests_in_Portland,_Oregon) was met with controversy.[8]

In 2023, Resch joined the Springfield Police Department and was sworn in as interim chief of police on March 17, 2025 after Andrew Shearer resigned, citing new opportunities.[9][10]

## References

1. Staff, News (2025-03-11). ["Springfield to swear in Jamie Resch as interim police chief"](https://kval.com/news/local/springfield-oregon-to-swear-in-jamie-resch-as-interim-police-chief). *KVAL*. Retrieved 2025-04-15.

1. ["Portland Police Chief Steps Down Amid Continuing Protests"](https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-oregon-police-chief-jami-resch-steps-down-protests/). *opb*. Retrieved 2025-04-15.

1. Ellis, Rebecca (6 January 2020). ["New Portland Police Chief Jami Resch Introduces Herself"](https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-oregon-new-police-chief-jami-resch/). *OPB News*. Oregon Public Broadcasting. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220906140040/https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-oregon-new-police-chief-jami-resch/) 6 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

1. ["University of Portland alumna Jami Resch '96 named Portland Police Chief"](https://www.up.edu/news/2020/01/portland-police-chief-jami-resch.html). *University of Portland*. University of Portland. 3 January 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220308014442/https://www.up.edu/news/2020/01/portland-police-chief-jami-resch.html) 8 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

1. ["Chief Jami Resch - Biography"](https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/657352). *The City of Portland, Oregon*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200601130610/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/657352) 1 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

1. Crombie, Noelle (30 December 2019). ["Portland Police Bureau insider Jami Resch picked for top job"](https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/12/portland-police-bureau-insider-jami-resch-picked-for-top-job.html). *[The Oregonian](/source/The_Oregonian)*. Oregonian Media Group. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191231024146/https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/12/portland-police-bureau-insider-jami-resch-picked-for-top-job.html) 31 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

1. Riski, Tess (6 January 2020). ["Portland Mayor Defends Choice to Promote New Police Chief Jami Resch"](https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2020/01/06/portland-mayor-defends-choice-to-promote-new-police-chief-jami-resch/). *Willamette Week*. Mark Zusman. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200107013351/https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2020/01/06/portland-mayor-defends-choice-to-promote-new-police-chief-jami-resch/) 7 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

1. Bernstein, Maxine (2020-06-08). ["Jami Resch steps down as Portland police chief, African American lieutenant Chuck Lovell to fill the job"](https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/06/portland-chief-jami-resch-to-resign-african-american-lieutenant-chuck-lovell-to-be-named-chief-at-noon.html). *The Oregonian*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200608192156/https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/06/portland-chief-jami-resch-to-resign-african-american-lieutenant-chuck-lovell-to-be-named-chief-at-noon.html) 2020-06-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

1. Staff, News (2025-03-17). ["Springfield's first female police chief sworn in, marking historic leadership change"](https://nbc16.com/news/local/springfields-first-female-police-chief-sworn-in-marking-historic-leadership-change). *KMTR*. Retrieved 2025-04-15.

1. Kochanski, Haleigh. ["Springfield Police Chief Andrew Shearer to resign, citing new opportunities"](https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/02/13/springfield-police-chief-andrew-shearer-announces-resignation/78522536007/). *The Register-Guard*. Retrieved 2025-04-15.

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