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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Kenneth Paulson
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No longer certified
Murrieta, CA
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Edward Pawson
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No longer certified
Washington Township, NJ
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Bryan Pearson
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Certified
Columbus, IN
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Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Bryan
Bryan is a full time auditor and recently retired from the Indiana Department of Correction as the Executive Director of PREA Compliance and the PREA Coordinator for over 10 years. During 28 plus years with the IDOC, he has held several positions at all types of facilities with both male and female populations to include Warden, Operational Director of Mental Health Services for all adult IDOC facilities, Classification Analyst, Deputy Warden, Classification Supervisor, Administrative Assistant, and Casework Manager. Bryan has also had the additional duty of ACA accreditation manager at three facilities and assisted the Indiana DOC Field Audit Division as a collateral ACA auditor.
Dawn Pearson
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Inactive
Owings Mills, MD
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Diana Pearson
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No longer certified
Liberty Township, OH
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Allen Peaton
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Inactive
Montgomery, AL
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Cherie Peay
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No longer certified
Rosedale, MD
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William Peck
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Certified
Fairbanks, AK
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Adult facilities
Read more about William
Bill retired in January 2016 as Director of Corrections for the U.S. Navy. In addition to his Navy career, his corrections experience of 50 years includes Richmond, Virginia street gang work; Maryland Division of Corrections; and the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. He has an MS in Criminal Justice. Bill is a past member of the ACA Board of Governors and past Executive Committee member, is an ACA auditor, and graduated from the NIC Executive Excellence Program.
Joseph Pecoraio
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No longer certified
Washington, DC
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Date Formerly Certified:
David Peek
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Inactive
Dacula, GA
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Kenneth Paulson
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No longer certified
Murrieta, CA
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Date Formerly Certified:
Bryan Pearson
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Certified
Columbus, IN
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Last Recertified On
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Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Bryan
Bryan is a full time auditor and recently retired from the Indiana Department of Correction as the Executive Director of PREA Compliance and the PREA Coordinator for over 10 years. During 28 plus years with the IDOC, he has held several positions at all types of facilities with both male and female populations to include Warden, Operational Director of Mental Health Services for all adult IDOC facilities, Classification Analyst, Deputy Warden, Classification Supervisor, Administrative Assistant, and Casework Manager. Bryan has also had the additional duty of ACA accreditation manager at three facilities and assisted the Indiana DOC Field Audit Division as a collateral ACA auditor.
Diana Pearson
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No longer certified
Liberty Township, OH
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Date Formerly Certified:
Cherie Peay
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No longer certified
Rosedale, MD
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Date Formerly Certified:
Joseph Pecoraio
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No longer certified
Washington, DC
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Date Formerly Certified:
Edward Pawson
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No longer certified
Washington Township, NJ
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Date Formerly Certified:
Dawn Pearson
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Inactive
Owings Mills, MD
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Last Recertified On
Allen Peaton
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Inactive
Montgomery, AL
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William Peck
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Certified
Fairbanks, AK
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Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Read more about William
Bill retired in January 2016 as Director of Corrections for the U.S. Navy. In addition to his Navy career, his corrections experience of 50 years includes Richmond, Virginia street gang work; Maryland Division of Corrections; and the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. He has an MS in Criminal Justice. Bill is a past member of the ACA Board of Governors and past Executive Committee member, is an ACA auditor, and graduated from the NIC Executive Excellence Program.
David Peek
Certification Status
Inactive
Dacula, GA
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Last Recertified On