On 5/25/2021 3:26 PM, a425couple wrote:
>
> SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - In a recent letter to Seattle Police Chief Adrian
> Diaz, the city’s inspector general stated that Seattle police should
> “strongly consider” eliminating traffic stops for minor, civil, and
> non-dangerous violations.
> According to reports, Seattle Inspector General Lisa Judge stated that
> such stops should be “discontinued for the safety of both officers and
> the public and for racial fairness.”

> LAWENFORCEMENTTODAY.COM
> City inspector general sends police chief letter "urging" PD to
> eliminate traffic stops for minor violations

from
https://www.seattle.gov/oig/about/meet-the-team

Lisa Judge, Inspector General
Lisa A. Judge leads the Office of Inspector General, and for the past
two years she has built a department dedicated to critically examining
SPD use of force and improving its policies, practices, and culture. Her
works in progress geared towards institutional changes include
community-involved sentinel event review of significant use of force
events, recommending an officer peer intervention program, and
developing an innovative training program with oversight partners and
SPD for effective suspect and witness interviewing inspired by concerns
of organizations like the Innocence Project. Lisa spent over 20 years as
a Tucson City attorney and in-house counsel for the Tucson Police
Department, guiding police management in constitutional policing. Lisa
was an ACLU-approved trainer for court-ordered training on Fourth
Amendment law and anti-bias for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Lisa earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona. She and her
wife Kimberly enjoy spending time with their son and furry kids.

others!!!! plenty of others!!!

Amy Tsai, Deputy Inspector General
Prior to joining the Office of Inspector General, Amy was the
supervising analyst for public safety, health and human services for the
Seattle City Council. She staffed matters such as the Council's annual
adoption of the Seattle Police Department budget and the police
accountability legislation. Before that, Amy was a senior legislative
analyst for the King County Council on public safety, public health,
public defense, and other issues, and was honored to serve on the
County's Equity and Social Justice Inter-Branch Team. She has also
worked in areas of drug prevention program evaluation, court research,
and civil rights. Amy has an M.S. in industrial/organizational
psychology from Purdue University, a Ph.D. in psychology and J.D. from
the University of Washington, and is a member of the Washington State
Bar. Amy and her husband live in Seattle with two rambunctious boys.

Mary Dory
Mary Dory, Supervising Auditor
Mary comes to OIG from the Office of the City Auditor of Austin, Texas,
where she was a supervising senior auditor. Her portfolio includes
managing complex audits, including leading large performance audits of
the Austin Police Department. Mary has a masters degree in Public
Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas
at Austin, where she was named a Powers Fellow. She has a deep
commitment to public service.

Matt Miller
Matt Miller, Public Safety Auditor
Matt has spent the past six years auditing U.S. government assistance to
Afghanistan under the auspices of the Special Inspector General of
Afghanistan Reconstruction. His work included auditing the Afghan
National Police personnel and payroll systems and accountability
procedures and preparing congressional briefings on the results of his
audits. Matt has received three Inspector General Awards of Excellence
and was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on
Terror. He has a Masters in International Affairs from Boston University
with a focus on African Studies. He enjoys biking and skiing with his
family and their dog.

Steve Komadina
Steve Komadina, Public Safety Auditor
Steve joined OIG after serving as a senior analyst at the U.S.
Government Accountability Office (GAO). He conducted performance audits
about a range of federal issues, including FEMA's employee misconduct
policies, federal agencies' response strategies to illicit synthetic
opioids, and TSA's efforts to enhance pipeline systems' security. Prior
to GAO, Steve was an economist at the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. His work there included conducting affordable housing
market analyses in the Pacific Northwest and developing demand estimates
for FHA multifamily housing underwriting. Steve has an M.A. in Applied
Economics from Washington State University and a B.A. from Gonzaga
University. In his free time, he likes hiking, cross-country skiing,
reading, and going to the movies.

Dan Pitts
Dan Pitts, Public Safety Auditor
Dan previously worked for the Peace Corps Office of Inspector General as
an Audit Program Analyst, where he performed audits of overseas
operations and wrote the office's key report on Volunteer Drug Use.
Prior to working for the agency's Inspector General, he served as an
English Teaching Volunteer in Indonesia for two years. Dan has a
master's degree in Public Affairs from the Evans School of Public Policy
at the University of Washington.

Miroslava Meza
Miroslava Meza, Policy & Statistical Lead
Miroslava has an MS in Mathematics from Claremont Graduate University
and a BS and MS in industrial Engineering from the Monterey Technology
and Science Institute. She is a certified Six Sigma professional. She
has participated in a wide range of projects interconnected by
statistics, mathematics, data analysis, problem-solving, six sigma and
project management techniques. Before joining OIG she was project
manager and main data scientist for a joint project between Southern
California Edison and Claremont Graduate University, where she predicted
and minimized volatility in Los Angeles power grid outages. She has
taught statistical engineering and conducted demographic and social
research regarding public policies and its impact on gender issues in
Mexico.

Daniel Hernandez-Aldaco
Daniel Hernandez-Aldaco, Policy & Statistical Analyst
Daniel has six years working in policing and public safety for public,
academic, and nonprofit institutions. Before joining OIG, Daniel was a
consultant for Innovations for Poverty Action, where he researched the
implementation of Operation Ceasefire in two California cities. Prior to
that, Daniel was an advisor to the Undersecretary of the National
Commission of Security in Mexico. His work included drafting federal
public security policies, researching alongside academic partners, and
preparing strategic briefings for the Federal Police Chief and the
Federal Commissioner of Security. Daniel has a Master's in Public Policy
from Harvard Kennedy School, where he was named Julius Babbit Fellow,
and a Master's in Economics from Mexico Autonomous Institute of
Technology. Besides public safety, Daniel focuses his work on racial and
ethnic justice.

Conor McCracken
Conor McCracken, Policy & Statistical Analyst
Conor is a policy analyst with a passion for harnessing data to make
government more effective and accountable to the public. Prior to
joining the OIG, Conor worked as a data consultant and policy
professional for a variety of organizations in the Seattle area. With
the City of Tukwila, he authored a report on designing and implementing
a citywide performance dashboard. At the Washington State Office of the
Attorney General, he conducted research on emerging policy issues,
including violence against Native American women and gig economy labor
policy. Conor holds a Master of Public Administration from the Evans
School of Public Policy and Governance, specializing in policy analysis
and evaluation and public financial management.

Anthony Finnell
Anthony Finnell, Strategic Initiatives Lead
Prior to joining the Office of Inspector General, Anthony was Interim
Executive Director of the Community Police Review Agency (CPRA) in
Oakland, CA, and the Executive Director of its predecessor, the
Citizens' Police Review Board (CPRB). CPRA conducts independent
investigations into allegations of officer misconduct in the Oakland
Police Department. Before that, Anthony was a Supervising Investigator
for the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) in Chicago, Illinois,
overseeing IPRA misconduct complaint review, investigation compliance,
and recommendations for disciplinary action for members of the Chicago
Police Department. Anthony retired as a Sergeant for the Indianapolis
Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) after a career spanning more than
23 years. During his tenure with IMPD, Anthony worked as a Unit
Supervisor in the Community Affairs Branch, a Homicide Investigator, a
Field Supervisor and a Field Training Officer. Anthony brings more than
29 years of experience in law enforcement and civilian oversight of law
enforcement. He serves on the Board of Directors for the National
Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE). Anthony
holds a Master of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of
Management and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management from
Oakland City University. Anthony is married and has three adult children.

Lynn Erickson
Lynn Erickson, Audit & Investigations Lead
Lynn comes to OIG with a diverse background conducting investigations,
including in both the private and public sectors. Lynn's experience
spans from civil rights investigations, to criminal defense and
employment law investigations. More recently, Lynn conducted safety and
quality compliance investigations for The Boeing Company's Office of
Internal Governance. At Boeing, Lynn gained experience with internal
systemic reviews to identify risk factors and to conduct root cause
analysis. In 2018, Lynn earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice
from Seattle University where she focused her studies on procedural
justice and organizational reform. Lynn has lived in the Seattle area
for more than 30 years and enjoys spending time with her family.

Danielle Fifis
Danielle Fifis, Audit & Investigations Specialist
Prior to joining the Office of Inspector General, Danielle was a Judge
Advocate General (JAG) Officer in the United States Navy. Her practice
areas included military justice, defense services, command services, and
legal assistance assignments. While acting as the sole legal assistance
attorney at Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport,
Mississippi, Danielle was distinguished as the 2018 JAG Corps Legal
Assistance Attorney of the Year for the Southeast Region. She began her
professional career as an enlisted Airman in the South Carolina Air
National Guard, serving at McEntire Joint National Guard Base and in
Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Her
military decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3 awards), Air Force
Achievement Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Service Star, and the
NATO Medal. Danielle earned her Juris Doctor from the University of
South Carolina and is a member of the Missouri State Bar. In her free
time, Danielle is a passionate community advocate. Her volunteer efforts
range from representing child victims of abuse in court proceedings to
involvement in numerous LGBTQ+ organizations throughout the country.

Allie McGehee
Alexandra McGehee, Operations Advisor
Allie has served as a Fiscal and Policy Analyst at the City Budget
Office, staffing department budgets related to police accountability.
She also played an active role as an analyst working with the Seattle
Police Department on body-worn video and community service officer
community engagement. Prior to those roles, she worked as an analyst for
the Seattle Municipal Court, where she assessed the Seattle Municipal
Court Mental Health Court policies and practices against national
standards. Recommendations resulted in the hiring of a Court program
coordinator to manage adherence to best practices and centralize program
administration. Allie has also worked in risk management, developing
risk-reduction proposals related to improving team information exchanges
and developing auditing criteria for new Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
content guidelines. Allie holds a Masters in Public Administration from
the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance.

Ross Reed
Ross Reed, Administrative Staff Assistant
Ross most recently comes to us from Seattle City Light, where he
supported operations and did office management for the Customer Energy
Solutions division. He worked previously in the executive office at
Seattle Center and enjoyed attending campus events. Through his years
working in Olympia with the Washington State Investment Board and Office
of the State Actuary, he gained knowledge working in contracting, public
records, and legislative processes. Ross was enlisted in the United
States Air Force and performed in tank fuel system repairs on C-130s and
A-10s, but later cross trained into Information Management. His hobbies
include baking, hiking, and real estate.