Professor Mackey is a practicing attorney and full-time professor at Las Positas College, as well as adjunct at Chabot, teaching classes in the field of Criminal Justice and Paralegal Studies. She is licensed to practice law in both California state and federal courts and is a member of the East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association. She is also a law enforcement subject matter expert for the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T), advising in areas of procedural justice, use of force and de-escalation, principled policing, racial profiling, and human trafficking, and is the faculty coordinator for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO). Recently, Professor Mackey had the privilege of co-facilitating the POST "Use of Force" Task Force with Chief Darryl McAllister and was the lead writer on the new POST use of force guidelines for the state of California.  

Professor Mackey received her law degree, Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif, from U.C. Hastings College of the Law, along with a Master’s of Science in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UCLA. Prior to teaching at Chabot, she taught at U.C. Hastings College of the Law, Diablo Valley College, and worked as a trial attorney representing police departments, fire departments and other agencies in various legal matters in both federal and state court. She also served as a Law Clerk to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Strike Force Division in San Francisco and to the California Assembly Judiciary Committee in Sacramento. She is a former Commissioner for the Contra Costa County Juvenile Justice Commission and former Cadet with both the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office and Danville Police Department.

Finally, Professor Mackey is a proud Latina and first generation college graduate. She loves the law and its incredible potential to protect society's most vulnerable and ensure just and equitable outcomes. She believes the law is a vehicle for change and touches every aspect of a person's life. Professor Mackey also absolutely loves teaching. Please know her door is always open - she encourages you to reach out with any questions, especially regarding the criminal justice field, the legal field, law enforcement, internships, job preparation, transferring to a four year institution, or anything else that might be on your mind!

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Part-Time Faculty


Hutson, Austin 
Instructor at Amador Valley/ Foothill High School
E-mail: ahutson@laspositascollege.edu

Rodgers, Joanna
E-mail: jrodgers@laspositascollege.edu