Talia Huff is a senior program manager with the National PREA Resource Center (PRC), working primarily with the Field Training Program. Prior to this position, Talia conducted PREA audits and consulting on a private basis after being the first PREA coordinator for the Kansas Department of Corrections. As PREA coordinator she directed PREA efforts statewide in both adult prisons and juvenile facilities. As a dual certified PREA auditor, she has conducted many PREA audits in the field as well as many field training audits. She was also a consultant for the PRC as a field training auditor, grant coach, grant reviewer, auditor certification faculty, and training and technical assistance provider.
Talia’s background spans many facets in the corrections field; from direct care of confined persons to leadership in the juvenile, adult, and community corrections fields. She has worked directly with youth delivering cognitive-based sex offender programming, managed grant programs, and worked with community-based corrections on revocation reduction strategies. Talia holds an M.A. in justice studies.