Ivelisse Cruz was appointed deputy director of the Office of Police Complaints in November 2008 from the D.C. Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining, where she worked as a labor and employment law attorney.  Prior to this, she worked as an attorney for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Hearings and Appeals for the Social Security Administration.  In addition, she was an assistant state public defender for the Ohio Public Defender.  Prior to obtaining a law degree, she was an airborne cryptologic linguist for the U.S. Air Force. 

Ms. Cruz has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona and a law degree from Ohio Northern University.