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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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Thomas Sharp
Certification Status
Inactive
Washington, DC
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Last Recertified On
Lynne Sharp
Certification Status
No longer certified
Huntsville, TX
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Last Recertified On
Date Formerly Certified:
Sharon Shaver
Certification Status
Certified
Mableton, GA
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Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Sharon
Sharon retired as the Director of Compliance for the Georgia Department of Corrections after more than 24 years with the agency. She is an experienced auditor with 26+years working in state government. Sharon served as GDC's Statewide PREA Coordinator during their initial implementation phase. She currently works as an Assistant Project Manager with Creative Corrections LLC and continues to conduct PREA audits and provide consultation services through her own business, SRS Professional Services LLC.
Contact Sharon
William A. Shaw, Jr.
Certification Status
Inactive
Clearfield, PA
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Last Recertified On
Jennifer Sheahan
Certification Status
Certified
Arlington, VA
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Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Read more about Jennifer
Jennifer has worked in corrections for over 25 years. She has worked for several non-profit agencies contracted with the New Jersey Department of Corrections and State Parole Board to provide residential community release programs for male and female inmates and parolees with substance abuse and mental health issues. She has experience in program development, policy implementation, monitoring program outcomes, and staff training. In 2015, she joined the contract compliance team of a private prison company where she was responsible for the PREA compliance for 45 facilities throughout the country, including prisons, jails, community confinement, and DHS immigration facilities. Currently, she is a Project Manager at The Moss Group. She is a trained sexual assault and domestic violence advocate/counselor. From 2005-2011, she was a volunteer member of the Clifton (New Jersey) Domestic Violence Response Team. She was a founding member of the Passaic County Sexual Assault Response Team where she volunteered for ten years. She holds a Master of Human Services degree from Lincoln University, with a concentration in counseling.
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Floyd Sherman
Certification Status
No longer certified
wasilla, AK
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Date Formerly Certified:
Ellen Shields
Certification Status
Certified
Odenton, MD
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Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Ellen
Ellen is currently retired from Federal Service. During her Federal career, she worked for 9 years at the US Department of Justice (DOJ), in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). During her tenure at DOJ, Ellen conducted numerous State/local facility compliance audits across the US and territories to ensure compliance with the JJDP Act. Ellen was also a juvenile probation officer for 10 years.
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Joan Shoemaker
Certification Status
Decertified
Parker, CO
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to comply with the PREA audit methodology requirements
Failure to comply with PREA Audit Oversight Program requirements
Dana Shoenberg
Certification Status
Certified
Bethesda, MD
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Dana
Dana is the Director of the PREA Resource Center. Previously, she served as a Senior Manager with the Public Safety Performance Project of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Earlier, as Deputy Director of the Center for Children's Law and Policy, she provided technical assistance to states and localities working to implement PREA, reduce incarceration, improve conditions of confinement, and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities. Prior to that, as a lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice she investigated and, when necessary, litigated to resolve violations of constitutional and federal law in jails, prisons, police departments, and juvenile facilities. She has served as a court-appointed monitor on juvenile justice practices and as an advisor to the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. She has also taught criminal justice, juvenile justice, and family law in the law schools of Georgetown University, American University, and the University of Baltimore.
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Laura Shol
Certification Status
Inactive
Spring, TX
Certification Date
Thomas Sharp
Certification Status
Inactive
Washington, DC
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Last Recertified On
Sharon Shaver
Certification Status
Certified
Mableton, GA
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Sharon
Sharon retired as the Director of Compliance for the Georgia Department of Corrections after more than 24 years with the agency. She is an experienced auditor with 26+years working in state government. Sharon served as GDC's Statewide PREA Coordinator during their initial implementation phase. She currently works as an Assistant Project Manager with Creative Corrections LLC and continues to conduct PREA audits and provide consultation services through her own business, SRS Professional Services LLC.
Contact Sharon
Jennifer Sheahan
Certification Status
Certified
Arlington, VA
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Read more about Jennifer
Jennifer has worked in corrections for over 25 years. She has worked for several non-profit agencies contracted with the New Jersey Department of Corrections and State Parole Board to provide residential community release programs for male and female inmates and parolees with substance abuse and mental health issues. She has experience in program development, policy implementation, monitoring program outcomes, and staff training. In 2015, she joined the contract compliance team of a private prison company where she was responsible for the PREA compliance for 45 facilities throughout the country, including prisons, jails, community confinement, and DHS immigration facilities. Currently, she is a Project Manager at The Moss Group. She is a trained sexual assault and domestic violence advocate/counselor. From 2005-2011, she was a volunteer member of the Clifton (New Jersey) Domestic Violence Response Team. She was a founding member of the Passaic County Sexual Assault Response Team where she volunteered for ten years. She holds a Master of Human Services degree from Lincoln University, with a concentration in counseling.
Contact Jennifer
Ellen Shields
Certification Status
Certified
Odenton, MD
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Ellen
Ellen is currently retired from Federal Service. During her Federal career, she worked for 9 years at the US Department of Justice (DOJ), in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). During her tenure at DOJ, Ellen conducted numerous State/local facility compliance audits across the US and territories to ensure compliance with the JJDP Act. Ellen was also a juvenile probation officer for 10 years.
Contact Ellen
Dana Shoenberg
Certification Status
Certified
Bethesda, MD
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Dana
Dana is the Director of the PREA Resource Center. Previously, she served as a Senior Manager with the Public Safety Performance Project of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Earlier, as Deputy Director of the Center for Children's Law and Policy, she provided technical assistance to states and localities working to implement PREA, reduce incarceration, improve conditions of confinement, and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities. Prior to that, as a lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice she investigated and, when necessary, litigated to resolve violations of constitutional and federal law in jails, prisons, police departments, and juvenile facilities. She has served as a court-appointed monitor on juvenile justice practices and as an advisor to the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. She has also taught criminal justice, juvenile justice, and family law in the law schools of Georgetown University, American University, and the University of Baltimore.
Contact Dana
Lynne Sharp
Certification Status
No longer certified
Huntsville, TX
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Date Formerly Certified:
William A. Shaw, Jr.
Certification Status
Inactive
Clearfield, PA
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Last Recertified On
Floyd Sherman
Certification Status
No longer certified
wasilla, AK
Certification Date
Date Formerly Certified:
Joan Shoemaker
Certification Status
Decertified
Parker, CO
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Date Decertified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to comply with the PREA audit methodology requirements
Failure to comply with PREA Audit Oversight Program requirements
Laura Shol
Certification Status
Inactive
Spring, TX
Certification Date