Jackie Lindsey

jackielindsey@isu.edu

In October 2022, Jackie Lindsey, M.A. completed her distinguished career in public
safety after retiring as the Fire Chief for Santa Fe County Fire Department in Santa Fe,
New Mexico. With 22 years as a career and volunteer firefighter, the New Mexico
secretary of homeland security and emergency management, a two-year term on the
FEMA National Advisory Council, years of specialization in leadership, project
management, and command positions, law enforcement, emergency management,
several emergency operations centers, disaster medicine, and paramedicine, she served
in local, state, federal, and international jurisdictions. As a paramedic/firefighter with
the Albuquerque Fire Department for 17 years. She spent a lot of time developing and
writing policies and procedures for fire operations, special operations, emergency
management, homeland security, and community risk reduction. She has led several
specialty divisions, including the emergency operations center, fire investigations, special
operations, and emergency response. She was an educator in the cadet programs,
paramedic, and emergency medicine educator for over 15 years. She earned a Master of
Security Studies, graduating with distinction from the Naval Postgraduate School Center
for Homeland Defense and Security. Ms. Lindsey feels a great sense of duty to share her
experiences and help younger developing leaders in the homeland security and
emergency management enterprise. Ms. Lindsey is also a two-time Canadian Olympic
Softball player, a wife, and, most importantly, the mother of a 15-year-old daughter.