Andrea Ibañez, Public Member, is the Deputy Director of the Department of Neighborhood Resources for the City of Tucson and supervises the daily work of the Neighborhoods and Administration Division. Before taking that position, Ms. Ibañez served as a Project Manager in the Tucson City Manager's Office. She has also worked as an Interim Tucson Court Commissioner and as a Youth and Family Coordinator for the City.

Ms. Ibañez is active in the Tucson community and is currently a member of the University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni Association, the Pima County Children's Action Alliance Advisory Board, the Hispanic Professional Action Committee, and the Arizona City County Managers Association. During 2007, she served as Vice-President of the Brewster Center, which provides shelter, counseling and other services for victims of domestic violence. She was a member of the Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments from 2004 to 2007 and served on the Judicial Performance Review Commission for the State of Arizona from 1994-2001.

Ms. Ibañez has a masters degree and completed most of her coursework for a Ph.D. in Anthropology at Syracuse University where she also received her bachelor's degree. She has a Certificate in Public Policy and Management from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona, and has completed the Certified Public Manager Program at Arizona State University.