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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La Cole Archuletta
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Certified
Castle Rock, CO
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Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about La Cole
La Cole started working for the National PREA Resource Center (PRC) in 2018 as a Senior Program Specialist for Training and Technical Assistance.

She is retired from the Colorado Department of Corrections, where she last served as their PREA Administrator. She has more than 30 years of experience in corrections, having worked in prisons, community corrections, and parole. With experience working as a corrections officer, parole officer, and investigator. She has held various management positions within a prison and community corrections setting.

La Cole began working with the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2004 and started the PREA program in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Under her direction, she implemented the PREA standard in the department. She developed their PREA policy and created procedures.

La Cole was certified as a PREA auditor in 2014 and has conducted audits for adult and juvenile facilities.

She has a Master’s degree in public administration and teaches criminal justice, management, and public administration courses.
Shereef Aref
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No longer certified
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Luis Armendariz
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No longer certified
Hinton, WV
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Andrea Armstrong
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Certified
New Orleans, LA
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Adult facilities
Read more about Andrea
Andrea Armstrong is a professor of law at Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law.
Stephen Arnold
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No longer certified
Hot Springs, AR
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Kenneth Arnold
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Certified
Castle Rock, CO
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Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Kenneth
Kenneth retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons as an associate warden at FDC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subsequently, he assumed duties as assistant superintendent at Ferris School for Boys (juvenile treatment facility) in Wilmington, Delaware, and deputy warden at the Lancaster County Prison in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For the past six years, Kenneth has audited adult prisons and jails and juvenile facilities with the ACA.
Jamaine Arvin
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No longer certified
Fairfax, VA
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Carolyn Atkins
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No longer certified
Baltimore, MD
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Sharon Aungst
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No longer certified
Reynoldsburg, OH
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Laura Austen
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No longer certified
Columbus, OH
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La Cole Archuletta
Certification Status
Certified
Castle Rock, CO
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Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about La Cole
La Cole started working for the National PREA Resource Center (PRC) in 2018 as a Senior Program Specialist for Training and Technical Assistance.

She is retired from the Colorado Department of Corrections, where she last served as their PREA Administrator. She has more than 30 years of experience in corrections, having worked in prisons, community corrections, and parole. With experience working as a corrections officer, parole officer, and investigator. She has held various management positions within a prison and community corrections setting.

La Cole began working with the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2004 and started the PREA program in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Under her direction, she implemented the PREA standard in the department. She developed their PREA policy and created procedures.

La Cole was certified as a PREA auditor in 2014 and has conducted audits for adult and juvenile facilities.

She has a Master’s degree in public administration and teaches criminal justice, management, and public administration courses.
Luis Armendariz
Certification Status
No longer certified
Hinton, WV
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Date Formerly Certified:
Stephen Arnold
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No longer certified
Hot Springs, AR
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Jamaine Arvin
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No longer certified
Fairfax, VA
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Sharon Aungst
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No longer certified
Reynoldsburg, OH
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Shereef Aref
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No longer certified
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Date Formerly Certified:
Andrea Armstrong
Certification Status
Certified
New Orleans, LA
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Last Recertified On
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Adult facilities
Read more about Andrea
Andrea Armstrong is a professor of law at Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law.
Kenneth Arnold
Certification Status
Certified
Castle Rock, CO
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Last Recertified On
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Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Kenneth
Kenneth retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons as an associate warden at FDC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subsequently, he assumed duties as assistant superintendent at Ferris School for Boys (juvenile treatment facility) in Wilmington, Delaware, and deputy warden at the Lancaster County Prison in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For the past six years, Kenneth has audited adult prisons and jails and juvenile facilities with the ACA.
Carolyn Atkins
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No longer certified
Baltimore, MD
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Date Formerly Certified:
Laura Austen
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No longer certified
Columbus, OH
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