Commander Mike McNally is assigned to the Law Enforcement Services Bureau.  He oversees Area 2 which includes the Encinitas, Poway, Ramona and 4S Ranch stations, Communications Division, Central Investigations Division, Community Policing, Crime Prevention, Crime Analysis, and Honor Guards.

McNally began his career in law enforcement in 1984.  He worked in detentions before moving to law enforcement.  He served at the Poway Station as a patrol deputy, training officer, and detective. 

In 1993, he was promoted to Sergeant and worked at the George Bailey Detention Facility.  He was assigned to coordinate an information technology project - the Jail Information Management System (JIMS) - a system which automated many of the department's detention functions.  He was also assigned to the San Marcos Station and led the detective division.  He served as Acting Lieutenant at the Communications Center.  He was transferred to the Santee Station and briefly to Search and Rescue.

In 2001, McNally was promoted to Lieutenant.  He was assigned to the George Bailey Detention Facility, managing operations support and administration, led the Standards and Compliance Unit and Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving Unit. 

In 2005, McNally was promoted to Captain, assigned to the Communications Center.

In 2008, McNally was promoted to Commander.

McNally is Vice-Chair of the Regional Communications System's Board of Directors.  He is a board member of the San Diego County Alcohol Policy Panel. 

Commander McNally holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from University of Redlands.  He graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia in 2004. He also graduated from the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) at Boston University in 2008.