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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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Jeff Kovar
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No longer certified
Richmond, TX
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Teri Kozak
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No longer certified
Whitesboro, NY
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Walter Krauss
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Certified
Southbury, CT
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Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
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Dr Walter Krauss is a licensed psychologist who has more than 25 years of experience in the correctional field, most recently having worked as the Mental Health Consultant for a contracted continuous quality improvement team for CT's Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division. While in this role, he provided PREA consultation, training, and related services at Connecticut's juvenile community residential sites and detention centers. Dr Krauss also worked with the Florida Department of Corrections for 10 years as a Senior Psychologist until he became the Assistant Director of Mental Health for UCONN Health's Correctional Managed Health Care in 2006, providing psychological oversight for the Connecticut Department of Correction. He has extensive experience working with prisons and jails, in addition to juvenile detention centers and community confinement facilities. In 2014, Dr Krauss became the first person in Connecticut to become a Department of Justice-certified PREA auditor and has conducted multiple audits nationally while maintaining his certification.
Bruce Kuennen
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Certified
Alexandria, VA
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Adult facilities
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Bruce is the Principal Consultant for the corrections consulting firm Kuennen Northwest. His background in corrections includes the management of county jails, prisons, work release, and a five-county probation and parole district. He has audited eleven state and federal prisons, six community confinement facilities, and three jails for compliance with PREA standards. He has also been chosen to conduct PREA audits of one entire state prison system over a three-year period.

He has been a consultant for the National Institute of Corrections Jail Center, an auditor for ACA, and a successful ACA accreditation manager. For more information, see https://kuennennw.com.
Valarie Kusiak
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Inactive
Cambridge Springs, PA
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Pierre Lacombe
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No longer certified
Philadelphia, PA
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Robert LaForgia
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No longer certified
Toms River, NJ
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David Laity
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No longer certified
Reno, NV
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Dawn Landers
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Certified
Oregon, WI
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Adult facilities
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Dr. Dawn Landers, Psy.D.: Dawn is a Psychologist Supervisor and Licensed Psychologist for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI DOC) working with adult males. She has worked as Psychologist Supervisor, Licensed Psychologist, and Psychological Associate for the WI DOC for 17 years working in all custody levels within the adult male WI DOC. She also services as a PREA Compliance Manager, Victim Services Coordinator, Risk Assessment Screener, and PREA Investigator within her institution.
Gregory Lane
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No longer certified
York, PA
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Jeff Kovar
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No longer certified
Richmond, TX
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Walter Krauss
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Certified
Southbury, CT
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Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Walter
Dr Walter Krauss is a licensed psychologist who has more than 25 years of experience in the correctional field, most recently having worked as the Mental Health Consultant for a contracted continuous quality improvement team for CT's Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division. While in this role, he provided PREA consultation, training, and related services at Connecticut's juvenile community residential sites and detention centers. Dr Krauss also worked with the Florida Department of Corrections for 10 years as a Senior Psychologist until he became the Assistant Director of Mental Health for UCONN Health's Correctional Managed Health Care in 2006, providing psychological oversight for the Connecticut Department of Correction. He has extensive experience working with prisons and jails, in addition to juvenile detention centers and community confinement facilities. In 2014, Dr Krauss became the first person in Connecticut to become a Department of Justice-certified PREA auditor and has conducted multiple audits nationally while maintaining his certification.
Valarie Kusiak
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Inactive
Cambridge Springs, PA
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Last Recertified On
Robert LaForgia
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No longer certified
Toms River, NJ
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Dawn Landers
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Certified
Oregon, WI
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Adult facilities
Read more about Dawn
Dr. Dawn Landers, Psy.D.: Dawn is a Psychologist Supervisor and Licensed Psychologist for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI DOC) working with adult males. She has worked as Psychologist Supervisor, Licensed Psychologist, and Psychological Associate for the WI DOC for 17 years working in all custody levels within the adult male WI DOC. She also services as a PREA Compliance Manager, Victim Services Coordinator, Risk Assessment Screener, and PREA Investigator within her institution.
Teri Kozak
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No longer certified
Whitesboro, NY
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Date Formerly Certified:
Bruce Kuennen
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Certified
Alexandria, VA
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Last Recertified On
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Adult facilities
Read more about Bruce
Bruce is the Principal Consultant for the corrections consulting firm Kuennen Northwest. His background in corrections includes the management of county jails, prisons, work release, and a five-county probation and parole district. He has audited eleven state and federal prisons, six community confinement facilities, and three jails for compliance with PREA standards. He has also been chosen to conduct PREA audits of one entire state prison system over a three-year period.

He has been a consultant for the National Institute of Corrections Jail Center, an auditor for ACA, and a successful ACA accreditation manager. For more information, see https://kuennennw.com.
Pierre Lacombe
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No longer certified
Philadelphia, PA
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David Laity
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No longer certified
Reno, NV
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Gregory Lane
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No longer certified
York, PA
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