Cecily Barker was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. After attending college out of state, she returned to Albuquerque and joined the Albuquerque Police Department in 2004.
After graduating the police academy, Chief Barker served in the Field Services Bureau from 2004-2012. During that time, she held collateral duties of Gang Suppression Officer, Crisis Intervention Officer and Field Training Officer. She was promoted to Sergeant in 2012 where she served in the Field Services Bureau and later in the Violent Crimes Division as the FASTT, Missing Person and Cold Case Sergeant.
She was promoted to Lieutenant in 2017. As a Lieutenant, Chief Barker served in the Juvenile/Property Crime Division and the Criminalistics Division. She was promoted to Commander in 2020 and served as the Northwest Area Commander and later as the Chief of Staff. In 2021, she was promoted to Deputy Chief of the Investigative Bureau where she lead the Criminal Investigations Division, Investigative Services Division and the Scientific Evidence Division. In October of 2023, Chief Barker took over the Field Services Bureau where she currently oversees the departments 6 Area Commands.
Chief Barker has an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor’s Degree in Justice Administration. She is also a graduate from Police Executive Leadership Institute- PELI IX and the Police Executive Training Program.