Jessica Sabedra, Fort Worth :: received the inaugural 2017 Emerging HR Professional of the Year Award from Fort Worth HR, a local chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. She has worked in public accounting for the past seven years and held a position as office manager for JonesBaggett before the firm was acquired by Whitley Penn. Since joining Whitley Penn, she has successfully grown into her role as an HR associate/generalist. She also participates in the UNT HR mentoring program for students pursuing an organizational behavior and human resource management degree.