Auditor search

Below is a list of all currently certified, previously certified, decertified, suspended, and restricted auditors. Auditor searches can be customized by location and certification status.

Each PREA audit must have one lead DOJ-certified PREA auditor who is responsible for the conduct of the audit and all work products. A lead auditor can employ other DOJ-certified PREA auditors to function as secondary auditors or support staff who are not DOJ-certified auditors. However, it is important to know that auditors who have been decertified or who are on suspension may not participate in PREA audits, nor as an agent of a PREA auditor. (See 34 U.S.C. §30307(e)(8)(B)(i).) An auditor with 'Restricted' status may need permission from the DOJ PREA Management Office to initiate new PREA audits or complete PREA audits in progress.

Agencies and facilities, as well as DOJ-certified PREA auditors seeking audit support staff, are strongly encouraged to check the list for the names of auditors who have been decertified and auditors who are suspended, to ensure that the selected auditor and support staff employed by the auditor are eligible.

Note that auditors who voluntarily surrendered their certification or were not recertified when their three-year certification expired are still eligible to participate in an audit as an agent of a DOJ-certified PREA auditor.

Auditors submitted the bio information located below. The PRC posted only those bios from certified auditors who consented, and made only minor spelling, punctuation, and grammar corrections. 

Questions about eligibility to conduct an audit or serve as support staff should be directed to the PRC by submitting a Contact us form.

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Dessie Cheers
Certification Status
Decertified
Lubbock, TX
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Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to comply with the PREA auditor reporting requirements
Emily Childs
Certification Status
Inactive
Austin, TX
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Sharon Chilson
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No longer certified
Cynthiana, KY
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Date Formerly Certified:
Matt Christiancy
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No longer certified
Kearney, NE
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Last Recertified On
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Carol Christopher
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No longer certified
Baldwin, WI
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Last Recertified On
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John Clancy Jr.
Certification Status
Decertified
Montclair, NJ
Certification Date
Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Deborah Clark
Certification Status
Decertified
Delmar, NY
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Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Pam Clark
Certification Status
Decertified
Columbus, IN
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Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Pamela Clayton
Certification Status
Certified
LaGrange, KY
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Last Recertified On
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Adult facilities
Read more about Pamela
Pamela has been a certified PREA Auditor since 2014. Pamela began her career with the Kentucky DOC in 2008. During her tenure, she has gained experience working in both male and female correctional institutions and with a variety of inmate populations, including Substance Abuse Program, General Population, Restrictive Housing, and Assessment Center. She has served institutional roles of Correctional Officer, Caseworker, Assistant Unit Director, and Unit Director, and has served as one of her institution's assigned PREA investigators. In 2018, she transferred the Department's Central Office as a Justice Program Administrator with the PREA Branch, where she assisted in overseeing compliance for the Department's 14 adult prison facilities as well as for 36 community confinement facilities with which the Department contracts. In October 2021, Pamela promoted to the position of Justice Program Supervisor for the PREA Branch and is currently the Kentucky DOC's PREA Coordinator, continuing to oversee compliance and investigations for both adult prisons and community confinement facilities. In addition, she and her staff provide a number of PREA-related training programs for adult prisons, probation and parole, community confinement facilities, and local jails. She is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in justice administration.
Markeda Clayton
Certification Status
No longer certified
Orlando, FL
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Dessie Cheers
Certification Status
Decertified
Lubbock, TX
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Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to comply with the PREA auditor reporting requirements
Sharon Chilson
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No longer certified
Cynthiana, KY
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Date Formerly Certified:
Carol Christopher
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No longer certified
Baldwin, WI
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Deborah Clark
Certification Status
Decertified
Delmar, NY
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Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Pamela Clayton
Certification Status
Certified
LaGrange, KY
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Read more about Pamela
Pamela has been a certified PREA Auditor since 2014. Pamela began her career with the Kentucky DOC in 2008. During her tenure, she has gained experience working in both male and female correctional institutions and with a variety of inmate populations, including Substance Abuse Program, General Population, Restrictive Housing, and Assessment Center. She has served institutional roles of Correctional Officer, Caseworker, Assistant Unit Director, and Unit Director, and has served as one of her institution's assigned PREA investigators. In 2018, she transferred the Department's Central Office as a Justice Program Administrator with the PREA Branch, where she assisted in overseeing compliance for the Department's 14 adult prison facilities as well as for 36 community confinement facilities with which the Department contracts. In October 2021, Pamela promoted to the position of Justice Program Supervisor for the PREA Branch and is currently the Kentucky DOC's PREA Coordinator, continuing to oversee compliance and investigations for both adult prisons and community confinement facilities. In addition, she and her staff provide a number of PREA-related training programs for adult prisons, probation and parole, community confinement facilities, and local jails. She is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in justice administration.
Emily Childs
Certification Status
Inactive
Austin, TX
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Matt Christiancy
Certification Status
No longer certified
Kearney, NE
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Last Recertified On
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John Clancy Jr.
Certification Status
Decertified
Montclair, NJ
Certification Date
Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Pam Clark
Certification Status
Decertified
Columbus, IN
Certification Date
Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Markeda Clayton
Certification Status
No longer certified
Orlando, FL
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