Sheriff Tina M. Nieto

Sheriff Tina M. Nieto has almost 34 years in law enforcement. She is the first elected Latina Sheriff in the history of the State of California, sworn in on December 30, 2022, and the first female sheriff for Monterey County, CA. Prior to being elected, Sheriff Nieto served as the Police Sheriff for Marina, CA, after spending 28.5 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, including her last ten years as a Command Officer with that agency. When she was promoted to Command Level with the LAPD, she became the first female Hispanic in LAPD’s history to do so. Sheriff Nieto is currently a California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training Commissioner that sets minimum selection and training standards for California law enforcement. She also served eight years with the United States Army Reserve (USAR), attaining the rank of Captain. Sheriff Nieto also has an extensive teaching background in leadership. She has a Master’s Degree in Leadership and Management from the University of La Verne, and a B.S. in Criminal Justice from California State University, Fullerton. She is a graduate of the Senior Management Institute of Policing through PERF. Sheriff Nieto has also been the recipient of numerous awards both locally, nationally, and internationally for her work with diverse communities.

She is an Elk, a Moose, a Legionnaire, and has been a Rotarian for the past nine years. She likes to join things.

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