Camara Jacobs

Camara Jacobs is currently the Director of Human Resources at the City of Franklin, VA, a position they have held since January 2022. Prior to this role, they worked as the Substitute Management Staffing Coordinator at Newport News Public Schools from April 2021 to January 2022. Camara also served as a Human Resources Specialist at the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) from October 2020 to April 2021. From February 2016 to October 2020, Camara worked as the Employee Relations Coordinator at Newport News Public Schools, with a previous role as an Employee Relations Technician from April 2014 to January 2016. Before that, they worked as a Disability and Enrollment Specialist at Christopher Newport University from October 2009 to April 2014. Camara's work experience also includes roles as an Office Automation Clerk at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth from February 2009 to October 2009, a Registration and Records Specialist at Thomas Nelson Community College from January 2008 to February 2009, a Lead Academic Records Specialist at Old Dominion University from February 2005 to January 2008, and a Registrar at Tidewater Tech from April 2004 to February 2005.

Camara Jacobs, SHRM-CP, holds a Master of Arts in Management degree focusing on Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, which was obtained from the American Public University System between 2011 and 2013. Prior to that, Camara earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences from Troy University, completing the program between 2008 and 2010. Additionally, Camara obtained the SHRM-Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification from SHRM in 2020.