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.

Auditor search

Type of certification

Certification status

Auditor results

Shirley Turner
Certification Status
Certified
Decatur, GA
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Shirley
Shirley currently works as a correctional consultant and has program and management experience in the juvenile justice system in the areas of detention, long-term treatment, and community services. She is retired from the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, where she last served as the director of the Office of Continuous Improvement, responsible for quality assurance within detention centers, correctional facilities, and community residential programs. 
Contact Shirley
Randy Turner
Certification Status
No longer certified
Waxahachie, TX
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Date Formerly Certified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Donald Underwood
Certification Status
Inactive
Hurricane, WV
Certification Date
Debbie Unruh
Certification Status
No longer certified
Austin, TX
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Date Formerly Certified:
Jodi Upshaw
Certification Status
Certified
Las Cruces, NM
Certification Date
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Read more about Jodi
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.
Contact Jodi
Julie Ustruck Wetzel
Certification Status
Certified
Milwaukee, WI
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Julie
Julie is currently a Deputy Warden for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Julie has been with the Department since 1998 having served in the capacity of Corrections Center Superintendent, Program and Policy Analyst, Corrections Field Supervisor, and Probation/Parole Agent. Julie is a certified Agency Trainer and PREA Investigator.
Contact Julie
Amanda van Arcken
Certification Status
Certified
Salem, OR
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Read more about Amanda
Captain Amanda van Arcken’s career in corrections began more than 22 years ago, as a temporary hire officer at a minimum-security facility. After graduating at the top of her academy class in December 2001, she has progressively achieved promotions, to include assignments as acting Institution Security Manager and Interim Superintendent. She has held positions at six institutions and agency headquarters, including her current position in the Office of the Inspector General as the PREA Compliance Captain.

Captain van Arcken has focused on Prison Rape Elimination Act implementation since 2013 and is dedicated to protecting vulnerable populations and ensuring correctional facilities are places of sexual safety for all incarcerated persons. Certified by the USDOJ as a PREA Auditor for Adult Prisons & Jails since 2016, Captain van Arcken conducts audits on behalf of the Oregon Department of Corrections for other state agencies, as part of an auditing consortium. Privately, she conducts audits as the founder and sole proprietor of NW Correctional Audits, LLC.

Captain van Arcken is a 2009 graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program and served in labor leadership roles with the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees prior to her promotion to management services in 2012. She actively volunteers in her community, serving on the Board of Directors for Middleton Pioneer Cemetery, and as a member of the Sherwood Police Advisory Board.
Contact Amanda
Michelle VanDusen
Certification Status
No longer certified
Coldwater, MI
Certification Date
Date Formerly Certified:
Kenneth VanMeveren
Certification Status
No longer certified
Sioux Falls, SD
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Date Formerly Certified:
Sheila Vaughan
Certification Status
Inactive
Beechhurst, NY
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Shirley Turner
Certification Status
Certified
Decatur, GA
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Shirley
Shirley currently works as a correctional consultant and has program and management experience in the juvenile justice system in the areas of detention, long-term treatment, and community services. She is retired from the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, where she last served as the director of the Office of Continuous Improvement, responsible for quality assurance within detention centers, correctional facilities, and community residential programs. 
Contact Shirley
Donald Underwood
Certification Status
Inactive
Hurricane, WV
Certification Date
Jodi Upshaw
Certification Status
Certified
Las Cruces, NM
Certification Date
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Read more about Jodi
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.
Contact Jodi
Amanda van Arcken
Certification Status
Certified
Salem, OR
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Read more about Amanda
Captain Amanda van Arcken’s career in corrections began more than 22 years ago, as a temporary hire officer at a minimum-security facility. After graduating at the top of her academy class in December 2001, she has progressively achieved promotions, to include assignments as acting Institution Security Manager and Interim Superintendent. She has held positions at six institutions and agency headquarters, including her current position in the Office of the Inspector General as the PREA Compliance Captain.

Captain van Arcken has focused on Prison Rape Elimination Act implementation since 2013 and is dedicated to protecting vulnerable populations and ensuring correctional facilities are places of sexual safety for all incarcerated persons. Certified by the USDOJ as a PREA Auditor for Adult Prisons & Jails since 2016, Captain van Arcken conducts audits on behalf of the Oregon Department of Corrections for other state agencies, as part of an auditing consortium. Privately, she conducts audits as the founder and sole proprietor of NW Correctional Audits, LLC.

Captain van Arcken is a 2009 graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program and served in labor leadership roles with the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees prior to her promotion to management services in 2012. She actively volunteers in her community, serving on the Board of Directors for Middleton Pioneer Cemetery, and as a member of the Sherwood Police Advisory Board.
Contact Amanda
Kenneth VanMeveren
Certification Status
No longer certified
Sioux Falls, SD
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Date Formerly Certified:
Randy Turner
Certification Status
No longer certified
Waxahachie, TX
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Date Formerly Certified:
Reason for Decertification:
Failure to complete and submit the PREA Auditor Certification Agreement by the designated deadline
Debbie Unruh
Certification Status
No longer certified
Austin, TX
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Date Formerly Certified:
Julie Ustruck Wetzel
Certification Status
Certified
Milwaukee, WI
Certification Date
Last Recertified On
Certification Type
Adult facilities
Juvenile facilities
Read more about Julie
Julie is currently a Deputy Warden for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Julie has been with the Department since 1998 having served in the capacity of Corrections Center Superintendent, Program and Policy Analyst, Corrections Field Supervisor, and Probation/Parole Agent. Julie is a certified Agency Trainer and PREA Investigator.
Contact Julie
Michelle VanDusen
Certification Status
No longer certified
Coldwater, MI
Certification Date
Date Formerly Certified:
Sheila Vaughan
Certification Status
Inactive
Beechhurst, NY
Certification Date
Last Recertified On