BRIGADIER GENERAL JENIFER E. PARDY
Brig Gen Jenifer E. Pardy is the Director, Joint Staff for the Oregon National Guard. She serves as the principal advisor to The Adjutant General to ensure all military and state operations are conducted in alignment with strategic priorities through supervisory and functional oversight of the Joint, Army, and Air Component Chiefs of Staff. She also provides direct oversight of personnel, facilities, budget, security, integrated primary prevention and the state partnership programs. General Pardy manages and directs the day-to-day administration, planning, and execution of Joint Staff programs preparing Oregon for federal and state contingency operations in response to man-made or natural disasters. She ensures contingency plans provide for proper employment of the National Guard as well as external assets in response to a wide range of emergency situations.
General Pardy enlisted in 1984 as a member of the Air Force Reserves in Sacramento, California. After relocation to Portland, Oregon in 1993 she transferred to the Oregon Air National Guard. Upon graduation as a 2nd Lieutenant from the Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, Tennessee in July 1998, she was appointed as Chief, Customer Support for the 142d Mission Support Flight in Portland, Oregon. In October 2004, General Pardy was assigned to Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Oregon in various positions which culminated in the Deputy Director of Staff, where she advised the Oregon Air National Guard Commander and Director of Staff on matters encompassing the units of the Oregon Air National Guard. In March 2010, she was re-assigned to the 142d Wing as Comptroller Flight Commander, serving as the principal financial advisor to the 142d Wing Commander. In June 2015, General Pardy was assigned as Mission Support Group Commander where she led over 400 personnel in support of base operations. She was assigned as the Director of Staff – Air in 2017 where she served as the senior, full-time military advisor to The Adjutant General and the Oregon Air National Guard Commander. Prior to her current assignment, the Brigadier General served as the Joint Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters, Salem Oregon.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Science, School of Public Health-Community Health Education, Portland State University, Ore.
1998 Academy of Military Science, McGhee-Tyson, Tenn.
1998 Basic Personnel Officer Course, Keesler AFB, Miss.
1998 Personnel Force Management Course, McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn.
2006 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Basic Financial Management Officer Course, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Anti-Terrorism Level IV, Booz Allen Hamilton, McClean, Va.
2017 Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort McNair, Va.
2017 Mission Support Group Commanders Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Senior Leader’s Mission Generation Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2022 Master of Arts, Organizational Leadership, Western Oregon University, Ore.
2023 Joint Task Force Commander Course, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
2023 Dual Status Command Course, Peterson SFB, Colo.
2023 Tribal Engagement Training, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2023 Indo-Pacific Orientation Course, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2024 Operationalizing Women, Peace, and Securities (Ops 100), Sacramento, Calif.
2024 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1984 - September 1984, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. September 1984 - December 1984, Student, Aircraft Structural Maintenance Training, Chanute AFB, Ill.
3. December 1984 - September 1993, Structural Repair Technician, 406th Combat Logistics Support Squadron, McClellan AFB, Calif.
4. September 1993 - July 1998, Structural Repair Technician, 142d Maintenance Squadron, Portland IAP, Ore.
5. July 1998 - February 2003, Chief, Customer Support, 142d Mission Support Flight, Portland IAP, Ore.
6. February 2003 - October 2004, Detachment Commander, 142d Mission Support Flight, Portland IAP, Ore.
7. November 2004 - November 2008, Military Personnel Management Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Ore.
8. November 2008 - September 2010, Deputy Director of Staff-Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Ore.
9. March 2010 - October 2014, Comptroller Flight Commander, 142d Wing, Portland IAP, Ore.
10. October 2014 - June 2015, Deputy Mission Support Group Commander, 142d Wing, Portland IAP, Ore.
11. June 2015 - July 2017, Mission Support Group Commander, 142d Wing, Portland IAP, Ore.
12. July 2017 - September 2020, Director of Staff – Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Ore.
13. September 2020 - July 2023, Joint Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Ore.
14. July 2023 - Present, Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Ore.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 2, 1998
First Lieutenant July 2, 2000
Captain July 2, 2002
Major July 15, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel March 18, 2011
Colonel July 27, 2015
Brigadier General July 28, 2023
(Current as of May 2025)
