Rebecca Lee Ediger was a Past Deputy Assistant Director/Administration, Office of Human Resources and Training, United States Secret Service

United States Secret Service

The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...

, United States Department of Homeland Security

United States Department of Homeland Security

The United States Department of Homeland Security is a cabinet department of the United States federal government, created in response to the September 11 attacks, and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the United States and protectorates from and responding to...

. Agent Ediger retired after 23 years of service in 2006.

Ms Ediger was born in Newton, Kansas

Newton, Kansas

Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,132. Newton is located north of Wichita and is included in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area...

. A native of Peabody, Kansas

Peabody, Kansas

Peabody is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is named after F.H. Peabody, of Boston, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Peabody is well known in the region for its Independence Day Celebration on July 4, and its historic 1880's downtown main street...

 and graduate of Peabody-Burns High School

Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School

Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School is a public secondary school in Peabody, Kansas, USA operated by Unified School District 398, and serves students of grades 7 to 12. It is the sole high school in the district for Peabody, Burns, Wonsevu, and nearby rural areas of Marion / Chase / Harvey /...

 in 1970, Ms. Ediger graduated from The Wichita State University

Wichita State University

Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....

 Physicians Assistant program in 1976 and received her Bachelor of Health Science degree from Wichita State in 1983.

Ms Ediger was promoted to agent in charge of the Presidential Protective Division of the United States Secret Service on January 8, 2001. She was presented the Special Award for Distinguished Service to the Executive Office of the President in 2001, the only time this honor has been bestowed upon a U.S. Sercret Service employee.

Ms Ediger served as a consultant and has acting credits in the Clint Eastwood thriller In the Line of Fire: The Ultimate Sacrifice, a making-of featurette that is featured on the Special Edition DVD for In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American thriller film about a disillusioned and obsessed former CIA agent who attempts to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who tracks him...

(1993).http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347243/