I've worked with kids in confinement settings for nearly ten years. I am currently a Nevada P.O.S.T. certified Juvenile Probation Officer in Clark County Nevada and have been one for over six years. I am also a PREA investigator and in addition to my normal investigative duties, I am also tasked with making sure that the two juvenile facilities operated by Clark County are in compliance with the PREA standards.

Jerri is currently the PREA Coordinator for the Colorado Department of Corrections. Prior to that she was the Office of the Inspector General Victim Rights Coordinator with the Colorado Department of Corrections in the PREA unit. In that position she also served as an internal auditor for all Colorado Department of Corrections facilities as well as contracted facilities such as private prisons and jails. Prior to that, she was a victim advocate with the District Attorney’s Office. She also has a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in forensics.

Jacy is currently the statewide Director of PREA and Assistant Agency-Wide PREA Coordinator for the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and has been with the department since August of 2007. Prior to her current position, she was an Assistant Deputy Superintendent for PREA in multiple correctional facilities. Her experience includes having worked with individuals with substance abuse and sexual offending behavioral issues providing therapy. Her highest level of education is a Masters in Forensic Psychology and has been an Adjunct Instructor teaching Forensic Psychology since 2011.

Jodi Upshaw is an Air Force Veteran and has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with a double minor in Intelligence Studies and Forensic Psychology. She recently retired from the New Mexico Corrections Department, where she held the position of ACA/Compliance Officer. She has held numerous other positions within the department to include Classification Officer, Crisis Negotiation Team Instructor, Annual In-Service Instructor, Crisis Negotiation Team Leader, and was actively involved in the PREA program, in which she has participated as support staff in over 9 facility PREA audits and 33 attached CA Fire Camps.

Prior to the Corrections Department, Ms. Upshaw worked for the District Attorney’s Office and volunteered in the Victim Assistance Unit at the local police department. Today, Jodi is a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in the NM foster care system and works as a substitute teacher with the local school district.

Matthew Taylor is currently the PREA Coordinator for the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) where he has served in that role for more than 5 years. Matthew oversees PREA compliance in the 8 state run prison complexes, 2 community confinement facilities and 7 privately operated facilities. Matthew has worked with ADCRR for more than 25 years, starting as a correctional officer and working his way through the ranks as a parole officer, senior parole officer, and internal affairs investigator.