Liana Perez

Liana Perez was selected as the City of Tucson's first Independent Police Auditor in 1997. She was entrusted with the tasks of developing, implementing and maintaining a credible, fair and equitable review process of citizen complaints of police misconduct. She meets regularly with the Chief of Police and City Manager to address concerns and to provide recommendations for improvements to the review process. She conducts community outreach in order to promote public awareness of the review process and to enhance the relationship between the community and the police department. Ms. Perez is a board member of the Hispanic Professional Action Committee. Ms. Perez also serves as the Director of the City of Tucson's Office of Equal Opportunity Programs. She is a fifth generation Tucsonan and has worked in the field of civil rights for over ten years with the City of Tucson and with the Arizona Attorney General's Civil Rights Division. She has a degree in Business Administration from Pima Community College and attended the University of Arizona. Ms. Perez has worked closely with the Citizen Police Advisory Review Board since its inception and was appointed the City Manager's representative to the Board in April, 2005.