NAPSPS Webinar Session – Building Your Personal Brand: Turning Your Story Into Career Momentum – Video Recording
Explore how professional staff leaders influence organizational culture within public safety, address internal and community trust, and foster a more transparent environment. This session focuses on lessons learned.
Moderator
Tara Hall
Civilian Commander for the Community Relations and Recruitment Division, Mesa Police Department, Arizona
Tara Hall
Civilian Commander for the Community Relations and Recruitment Division, Mesa Police Department, Arizona
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Tara Hall
Civilian Commander for the Community Relations and Recruitment Division, Mesa Police Department, Arizona
Tara Hall is the Civilian Commander of Community Relations and Recruitment for the Mesa Police Department, Arizona’s third-largest agency. She oversees recruitment, career pathways, and community/youth programs, bringing over 20 years of leadership experience in public safety. In 2024, she co-authored “Pioneering Integration and Leadership in Law Enforcement” in Police Chief Magazine and was featured in Police1 for advancing Mesa PD’s recruitment culture. Tara led Mesa’s two-year Recruitment & Retention Strategic Plan, increasing women recruits to 22% by 2024. She manages the agency’s 30×30 Initiative and founded the Arizona 30×30 group to promote statewide progress for women in policing.
Tara was named NAWLEE’s 2025 Professional Staff Leader of the Year and is a recognized national speaker and AZWIN board member. She also helped develop UVA’s inaugural Civilian Leadership Summit and holds degrees from Northern Arizona University along with executive leadership training in policing.
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Panelists
Mini Salas
Community Relations Supervisor - Community Relations Division, Mesa Police Department
Mini Salas
Community Relations Supervisor - Community Relations Division, Mesa Police Department
Mini Salas has been with the Mesa Police Department since 2019. She is currently a Supervisor in the Community Relations Division, where she has helped create opportunities for meaningful engagement between the community and law enforcement through events, initiatives and social media platforms. Prior to joining the police department, she spent over 20 years in the radio industry with the majority of it being in Arizona. Throughout her broadcasting career she worked as a radio personality in various formats, and also held positions in programming, production, digital media, and marketing. Working for the Mesa Police Department has given her the opportunity to combine her passion and profession by utilizing her media skills to encourage positive interactions and engagement between law enforcement and the public it serves.
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