Experience

Leadership. Service. Results.

As the 34th elected Sheriff of Pima County (2016-2020) and former Assistant County Administrator, Mark Napier combines real-world expertise with executive-level strategic vision. He has managed multi-million-dollar budgets that consistently produced surpluses. Mark has over 40 years of public service experience spanning executive level law enforcement leadership, senior public administration, and adult education.


Experience That Matters

  • Elected Sheriff of Pima County 
  • Assistant County Administrator
  • 20 years in command and executive law enforcement positions
  • 8 years as a university administrator
  • Six-time decorated law enforcement professional
  • Congressional testimony as a criminal justice subject matter expert
  • Commissioner – Planning and Zoning Commission (Oro Valley)
  • Committee Member – Oro Valley Path Forward







Leadership

  • Sheriff of Pima County 
  • Division Commander – Tucson Police Department
  • Assistant Director – Glendale Police Department
  • Chief – Cochise County Sheriff’s Office
  • Board of Directors – FBI National Executive Institute Associates
  • Vice President – Major County Sheriffs’ of America
  • Vice President – Arizona Sheriffs’ Association
  • Board of Directors – Vistas Community Association
  • Chair: Compliance Committee – Vistas Community Association
  • Chair: Appointed Professionals Advisory Council – University of Arizona
  • President’s Cabinet – University of Arizona ( under President Hart)
  • Chair, Executive Committee Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AZ HITDA)
  • Chair, Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Committee Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
  • Executive Committee, Arizona Joint Terrorism Task Force
  • Unified Command, Alliance to Combat Transnational Threats (ACTT)
  • Executive Committee, Arizona Criminal Justice Commission






Formal Education

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Boston University
  • Bachelor of Science in Social Psychology (summa cum laude) – Park University
  • Graduate of FBI National Executive Institute – FBI Academy
  • Senior Management Institute for Police – Boston, MA
  • Certificate in Public Policy Management – University of Arizona
  • Graduate Public Executive Training Program – Arizona State University
  • Extensive training in the management of public sector budgets
  • For 21 years, Mark served as instructor for Boston University’s online Master’s in Criminal Justice Program, co-developing curriculum and mentoring faculty while maintaining academic excellence.

Professional Recognition

  • Magnus Leadership Medal, Command & Leadership College, 2018
  • Copper Letter from the Mayor, City of Tucson
  • Retirement Medal, Tucson Police Department
  • Chief of Police Citation of Excellence, Tucson Police Department
  • 2002 Law Enforcement Unit of the Year, Arizona Auto Theft Authority
  • Medal of Service, Tucson Police Department
  • Civic Service Award, Homicide Survivors, Tucson, AZ
  • Letter of Appreciation, Arizona Regional Community Policing Institute – For training more than 400 law enforcement supervisors and community leaders on community policing and strategic planning
  • Medal of Merit, Tucson Police Department
  • Exemplary Service Award, Arizona POST, Phoenix, AZ
  • Medal of Merit, Tucson Police Department
  • Unit Citation Medal, Tucson Police Department