8th Annual National PREA Coordinators Conference in Charleston, WV
We extend our sincere gratitude to each of you who attended this year’s conference for the energy, honesty, and heart you brought to this gathering in Charleston.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, your contact information, your frustrations, your solutions, and your hope. Thank you for the hallway conversations, the difficult questions, the practical ideas scribbled into notebooks, and the moments of laughter that reminded us to keep going. Conferences like this are meaningful not because of agendas or PowerPoints, but because of the people willing to show up authentically and learn from one another.
This work is not easy. It requires persistence, courage, creativity, and compassion. Yet throughout this conference, you demonstrated the strength of a professional community committed to safer environments, human dignity, and lasting culture change.
We hope that you arrived home with not only new tools and resources, but also renewed connection and encouragement. The relationships built here matter. The conversations started here matter. And the work you continue every day matters deeply.
Stay connected, and thank you for being part of this growing community of PREA professionals. We look forward to continuing the conversation — and seeing you again next year.
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center July 21-23, 2026
Conference Agenda
Looking back at the 7th Annual National PREA Coordinators Conference
July 29-31, 2025, in Madison, Wisconsin
Thank you to everyone, not just for attending our conference, but for showing up fully. We encourage you to continue the conversations that challenged and inspired, and to remain open to new ideas while standing firm in your values.
We hope this week offered more than just schedules and lectures. We hope that it gave you space to reconnect with old colleagues, forge new partnerships, create new ideas, and even discover a favorite corner of the beautiful city of Madison.
We hope you carry with you a renewed sense of purpose and the understanding that you are not alone in this work. Your dedication continues to move our mission forward, one thoughtful step at a time.
Until next year – when we gather in the hills of West Virginia – thank you, stay safe, and keep leading with courage.