SHEILA POLK Retired County Attorney (Yavapai County, Arizona).

Sheila Polk retired at the end of 2022 after serving 22 years as the elected County Attorney for Yavapai County, Arizona. Her career in public service in Arizona spans forty years and includes a clerkship at the Arizona Supreme Court, 11 years in the Arizona Attorney General's Office, and 7 years as a deputy in the Yavapai County Attorney's Office. She was lead prosecutor in the criminal trial against a self-help guru who caused the death of three of his followers in a superheated rubberized sweat lodge.

Ms. Polk chaired several statewide commissions, including the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council (APAAC) and the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. She continues to chair MATFORCE, the Yavapai County substance abuse coalition. Ms. Polk has received numerous awards for her work, including the prestigious Criminal Justice Award from...