Sarah Howard
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Certified
Valley Springs, CA
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Adult facilities
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Sarah is currently a Correctional Lieutenant for the PREA Compliance Office for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Sarah has been with CDCR for 12 years, and has been a PREA investigator for 5 years. Previously, Sarah was a Correctional Lieutenant in a Medical Correctional Facility, and a Correctional Sergeant in a Male General Population Correctional Institution.
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Heather Burgess
Certification Status
Certified
Albany, NY
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Adult facilities
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Heather Burgess (she/her) is an Empire Fellow at the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV). As a member of OPDV's Bureau of Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Programming, she works to advance culturally-responsive services within the gender-based violence response system.

Previously, Heather was the Senior PREA Research Associate with the NYC Board of Correction and specialized in the Board’s Elimination of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment standards. She was also the BOC representative on the NYC TGNCNBI Task Force, a collaborative group consisting of members from DOC, CHS, city government, and community organizations that works to improve the treatment and housing of transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex people in custody.
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Patrick Firman
Certification Status
Certified
Fox Lake, IL
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Adult facilities
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Patrick has recently retired after having spent over 30 years working in corrections. Most recently Patrick was the Chief of Corrections at the Lake County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office. Patrick has also served as the Sheriff of the City and County of Denver where he was tasked with the implementation of over 400 reform recommendations. Patrick has also taught criminal justice courses at a local college for over 11 years.
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Haley Boaen
Certification Status
Certified
Coldspring, TX
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Adult facilities
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Haley is currently the Manger for the Safe Prisons/PREA Management Office of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and has been with the agency for the last eight years. Prior to that, she was the 911 Communications Supervisor for the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office for nine years.
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Ronell Prioleau
Certification Status
Certified
Clermont, FL
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Adult facilities
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Mr. Prioleau is currently retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Mr Prioleau has 33 years of correctional worker experience working in county, state and federal jails and prisons. During his federal service he served as the Associate Warden in Tucson, AZ and Los Angeles, CA. Mr Prioleau has a Masters Degree in Public Administration and served in the United States Army.
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William Pierce
Certification Status
Certified
Jupiter, FL
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Certification Type
Adult facilities
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William Pierce is a licensed Clinical Psychologist. He served as the Chief Psychologist at the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, SD for 21 years and has been involved in corrections for the majority of his career. In addition to being a PREA auditor for the DOJ and ICE/DHS, Dr. Pierce is also a certified ACA auditor.
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Conducting Audits in the OAS: A Demonstration of the OAS from the Agency and Facility-Based User’s Perspective

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This webinar demonstrates the OAS from the perspective of the PREA Coordinator and PREA Compliance Manager, including how to respond to standards-based questions in the PAQ, how to upload evidence and submit the PAQ, and tips and tricks on how to maximize efficacy and efficiency in the OAS

OAS Updates and Q&A Session

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Are you wondering how the PREA Online Audit System (OAS) can work for you? Do you have a question specific to your agency or facility and the OAS? Are you curious about the future plans of the OAS? This general OAS Q&A session is an opportunity to ask any and all questions related to the PREA Online Audit System.

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