Rhonda Braudis is currently the 911 Communications Director for the Marshall County Communications Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. Rhonda initially began her career with 911 Emergency Services in 2002 at the Salem Police Department, Salem Oregon as a 911 call taker. In 2003 Rhonda moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas to be closer to her family. She worked at the Fort Smith Police Department until 2013.
Rhonda has functioned in many capacities within her career, she began as a call-taker, became a 911 Dispatcher, CTO, Lead, created 911 Education programs, Tactical Dispatching programs, and served as the CALEA Communications Manager. While in Fort Smith Rhonda became an RPL (Registered Public Safety Leader) in 2009. Rhonda became an Adjunct Instructor, also in 2009, for APCO and also serves as an Adjunct Instructor for Jacksonville State University in Alabama. Rhonda in 2017 took on the task of teaching courses for the CDP (Center for Domestic Preparedness) in Anniston Alabama.
Rhonda has earned her Bachelors in Organizational Leadership, University of Arkansas, and her Masters in Emergency and Disaster Management, American Military University. After graduating from her master’s program, she accepted a position at the Independence Police Department in Independence Missouri in 2013 as the Communications Administrator serving almost six years prior to her current position.
Rhonda completed her CPE (Certified Public Executive) certification this past July, 2019 through the APCO Institute prior to beginning her new role as the 911 Communications Director in Marshall County, IA.