City of Porterville

May 2017 Employee of the Month

Robin Rapp

Police Department

Robin Rapp has been employed with the City of Porterville as a Communications Dispatcher for over 16 years.  Prior to coming to the Porterville Police Department, Robin was employed with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department as an emergency dispatcher. 

Both at the Sheriff’s Department and when she began her career with the Porterville Police Department, Robin’s duties consisted of answering business and emergency lines, taking calls for service and dispatching the appropriate police of fire units to emergency situations. 

In April 2015, Robin was promoted to Senior Communications Dispatcher.  As the Senior Communications Dispatcher, Robin oversees the Communications Center daily operations as the direct supervisor, which includes scheduling, training, audits and state/Department of Justice compliance reviews.  Her high work ethic is noticed by everyone and has a positive effect on those working around her.   

Robin graduated from Porterville High School and recently graduated from Union University and Institute with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. She is currently in a Master’s Degree Program at Central Coast University.  Robin has two dogs named “Betty” and “Barney”.