Officers
The City of New Orleans welcomed Susan Hutson as the Independent Police Monitor in June of 2010. Prior to accepting the position in New Orleans, Ms. Hutson worked at the Los Angeles Police Commission’s Office of the Inspector General as an Assistant Inspector General from 2007 to 2010, where she garnered firsthand knowledge of police oversight under a federal consent decree Read More
Margo Frasier has over 40 years of experience in the criminal justice field. Ms. Frasier is a criminal justice consultant and provides litigation support. Ms. Frasier serves as a subject matter expert in law enforcement and corrections for the Special Litigation Section of the United States Department of Justice. In addition, she serves as a court appointed monitor Read More
Florence FinkleDuring the last three decades, Florence L. Finkle has worked to hold law enforcement officers accountable for committing crimes and/or violating internal departmental policies, and improving law enforcement practices and accountability systems. Ms. Finkle prosecuted corrupt police officers, helped build and reform the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (NYC CCRB) Read More
Anthony Finell
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Mr. Anthony W. Finnell, Sr. currently serves as the Executive Director of the Citizens’ Police Review Board (CPRB) in Oakland. The CPRB receives allegations of misconduct from citizens, investigates those allegations and renders a decision based on the findings of the investigation. The CPRB also reviews police policy and makes policy recommendations as needed. Read More
Brian CorrBrian Corr is the immediate past president of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE), a nonprofit organization that works to: enhance fair and professional law enforcement responsive to community needs; increase accountability and transparency in policing; and build community trust through civilian oversight. Read More
Board Members At-Large
Willie E. Bell is an elected Police Commissioner for District 4 in Detroit, where he has been a longtime advocate for police accountability and community-led oversight of law enforcement as an essential protection for everyone’s civil rights. He currently serves as chairman of the 11-member Detroit Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC). Read More
Cathleen Beltz
Cathleen Beltz is an attorney with more than 15 years of experience in the field of jail and prison research and reform. She was appointed Assistant Inspector General with the Los Angeles County Office of Inspector General by the Board of Supervisors in May 2014. Ms. Beltz is responsible for managing the office's oversight of the LA County jail system, including its eight facilities that employ more than 4000 Read More
Mickey Bradley is the Chair of Albany, New York’s all-volunteer Citizen Police Review Board and has been a member since being appointed by the city council in 2011. In that time, he has headed the CPRB’s Mediation Committee, working closely with the Albany PD and the police union to create an effective mediation program that allows citizens to directly address officers to discuss/resolve complaints. Read More
Gia Irlando is the outgoing Community Relations Ombudsman for the Denver Office of the Independent Monitor. For over six years, she has been responsible for outreach to Denver residents, elected officials, community leaders, and organizations. Hearing the community call for better relations between youth and law enforcement, she spearheaded the creation of the Youth Outreach Project, Bridging the Gap: Kids and Cops Read More
Janna LewisJanna Lewis has more than 15 years’ experience working in the Criminal Justice arena. For the past 10 years, Janna has been working as a Deputy Ombudsman for the King County Ombudsman’s Office where she mainly conducts independent, impartial investigations of complaints regarding both the King County Sheriff’s Office and Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention. Read More
Mr. Clarence L. Vaughn, III is a graduate of Florida A & M University with a B.A. in Business Administration, School of Business Industry. Mr. Vaughn was awarded the “Total Betterment of Whitman School of Management” from the Syracuse University, in which he graduated with honors and received a Master’s of Business Administration concentrating in Organizational Management. Read More
Staff
Cameron McEllhiney
Cameron McEllhiney is the Director of Training and Education for NACOLE. As the Director of Training and Education, Ms. McEllhiney plays a leading role in designing, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating local, regional, and national training programs. She also provides support to oversight practitioners and advocates across the country. Read More
perez@nacole.org
Liana Perez has held the position of Director of Operations for NACOLE since 2014. She assists the President, Board of Directors and Director of Training & Education with the day-to-day operations of the organization. Ms. Perez was formerly the Independent Police Auditor for the City of Tucson Read More
vitoroulis@nacole.org
Michael is a subject matter expert in the field of civilian oversight of law enforcement. He joined NACOLE in early 2017 to work on a research grant awarded to NACOLE by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Community Oriented Policing Services office. Read More