Shivaun Nurre, Deputy Director - Ms. Nurre was appointed to the position of Assistant Police Auditor in January 2007 after serving as the Interim Auditor for four months. She has ten years of public sector experience as a Deputy County Counsel for Santa Clara County. Her legal experience spans the areas of civil litigation, employment law, criminal justice and workers compensation. She obtained an undergraduate degree in history from the University of California at Riverside and then worked for several years at the Congressional Research Service within the Library of Congress before obtaining her Juris Doctor from the University of California at Davis.

Suzan L. Stauffer, Citizen Complaint Examiner - Ms. Stauffer joined the IPA with more than 20 years of experience working in the justice field. In addition to over 4 years of direct experience in civilian oversight of law enforcement, Ms. Stauffer brings experience in law and police procedures, prosecution, investigations, community service, training and violence prevention. She has extensive experience working with City of San Jose departments including the City Attorney, Police, Code Enforcement, City Council, as well as community members, educators and criminal justice professionals. A Bay Area native, Ms. Stauffer earned a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University. She served as a prosecuting attorney in both California and Hawaii before coming to the City of San Jose and is a California State Certified Mediator. In 1993 Ms. Stauffer designed and implemented the award winning Safe Alternatives & Violence Education Program (SAVE) for the City of San Jose and has worked with other California cities to implement the SAVE program. She is committed to making a difference in the San Jose community.

Diane M. Doolan, Public Relations & Community Education - Ms. Doolan joined the office in March 2006. She is the former Director of the Mental Health Advocacy Project, a program of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley. Ms. Doolan has extensive experience working with individuals who have physical, mental and developmental disabilities, and is a past Vice-President of the California Coalition of Mental Health Patients’ Rights Advocates. She is a former instructor in the Crisis Intervention Training Academy of the San Jose Police Department. Ms. Doolan received her Juris Doctor in 1998 from the University of California Hastings College of Law. Her Bachelor’s degree was obtained in her state of origin, from Southern Connecticut State University.