Stacey has worked at Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio for 15 years. Currently she is the Director of Compliance & Quality Improvement. In her role she acts as the PREA Coordinator and PREA Investigator trainer for the agency. Previously, she spent 10 years working as an investigator for child sexual and physical abuse cases.
Darla is the founder of Strategic Justice Solutions, where she continues her passion for criminal justice reform by assisting community confinement facilities in navigating the unique challenges of their custodial populations.
Her expertise is built on 31 years of experience as the founding Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Community Transition and Treatment Center (Ecumenical House), a co-correctional, residential reentry program contracted through the Bureau of Prisons.
During her tenure, she developed and implemented programs that successfully reintegrated individuals into the community. Beyond her executive leadership, Darla is a certified PREA auditor, lending her expertise to institutions at all levels. She is also a certified Safe Zone trainer and a graduate of the Reformation Project Leadership Cohort training, reflecting her commitment to addressing LGBTQI+ issues and policies within the criminal justice system.
These specialized trainings, combined with her extensive experience, make her uniquely qualified to work with the most vulnerable individuals in the system. Darla holds a master's degree in criminal justice from Louisiana State University and is widely considered a subject matter expert in the field of residential reentry.
Ron is a retired Major from the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office. Ron served as the Commander of the Confinement Division where he oversaw a facility of approximately thirteen hundred inmates and commanded two hundred and ninety sworn Deputy Sheriffs. Ron has held numerous positions within the Sheriff's Office over his thirty year career. This included positions as the Human Resources Director, Internal Affairs Supervisor, and Accreditation Manager.
Tracy Hill is a certified PREA Auditor for Adult Prisons and Jails. She recently served as a Senior Program Associate with the Field Training Program (FTP) for the National PREA Resource Center (PRC). Prior to her role in the FTP, Tracy worked 23 years in the Travis County Sheriff’s Office in Austin, Texas, mainly in the Corrections Bureau. Tracy was paramount in the Sheriff’s Office’s implementation and certification of the PREA Standards in 2016 and served as the PREA Compliance Manager for the next four years for the Del Valle facility which housed over 2,600 persons in custody. Tracy also served as interim PREA Coordinator and PREA consultant for the agency during staffing changes. Her experience in the Sheriff’s Office included policy development, contract negotiations/approvals and implementation, capital budgeting, investigations, and compliance oversight for the Office’s programs for PREA, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, and FBI/Texas Criminal Justice Information Systems. Tracy held an Advanced Instructor’s Certification with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and has over 15 years experience in training and developing curriculum in the fields of PREA and corrections. Tracy also owned and operated a private PREA auditing and consulting business, providing high quality audits for adult prisons and jails across the nation, as well as a ranching business for her hay and cattle farm in Texas. Tracy holds a bachelor's of science degree in Biology.
Cari is a recently retired MN Department of Corrections, Director of Investigations. Cari has served in this capacity for the past 18 years; also during this time Cari has taught PREA investigations training in a consultant capacity across the country. Cari was a sworn peace officer with the MN DOC as well as with the Mpls., PD for 11 years, six years as a Sergeant where three years were spent in the Sex Crimes Division. Cari was also a juvenile probations officer for 5 years
