Integrity Driven • Organizational Visionary • Growth Expert
Karen Murray has 25 years’ experience in secure, staff secure, community confinement, outpatient and inpatient residential treatment programs for youth and adults. Throughout Ms. Murray’s tenure she specialized in building sustainable systems for all departmental functions within facilities, preparing and mentoring facilities through audit and accreditation preparations.
In 2017 Ms. Murray began consulting - building sustainable systems for residential and community health and human services programs, of all types. In 2018, Ms. Murray began PREA auditing as an addition to her consulting business. Ms. Murray is a dually certified Prison Rape Elimination Act Auditor (PREA) and has experience auditing for juvenile, prisons and jails, community confinement and lock-up facilities. In 2018 Ms. Murray became a Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Surveyor.
Serving in leadership positions from Program Director, Regional Compliance Director and owner and operation of KDM Consults. Ms. Murray serves as an expert in establishing and sustaining programmatic systems in new and existing programs. Ms. Murray is skilled in negotiation, operations, management, technical writing, policy analysis and is a strong business development professional.
Transformational human connection contributor, employing a “get it done” approach garnering accolades for high return and risk strategies.
Secure + Residential Confinement
Accreditation and Preparation
PREA Auditing and Audit preparation
I have more than 10 years of experience providing oversight to secure residential detention and commitment facilities. Skilled in audit preparedness, policy development, and internal quality assurance.
My experience with CARF, ACA, NCCHC, and Joint Commissions gives me the tools needed to make your facility’s accreditation a smooth process.
As a Dually Certified DOJ PREA Auditor, I will implement agency oversight efforts, train staff to conduct internal investigations, and help you analyze trends and patterns.
Compliance
Policy Implementation and Analysis
With more than 20 years of experience, I will work with all levels of staff as I conduct internal reviews, audits and investigations, and develop risk-management strategies for your juvenile or adult facility.
I have history in statute, procedure and program revision and analysis. Considering standard and regulation requirements, feedback, sustainable systems and identifying desired outcomes leads to continuous improvement.
Career testimonials
I had the pleasure of working with Karen for several years, and continually impressed with her ability to establish a safe, calm, respectful atmosphere during quality assurance visits. She was someone who approached her duties with a sincere desire to help. Her knowledge and expertise were invaluable to my team.
— Laura Shipman, Owner, Synchronicity Counseling and Consulting, Retired Program Director within Youth Services
I have known Karen for nearly 20 years. She has always struck me as a highly committed professional who takes on any challenge, maintains a positive attitude and approach to problem solving and reflects great compassion for at-risk kids and the mission to improve the lives of them and their families.
— Mark Smally, Retired Client Manager
Working with Karen is a pleasure and a great opportunity for organizational improvement. Her knowledge within it comes to interpreting policy and putting it into action is unparalleled. Her detail oriented nature makes her a wonderful asset when it comes to audits and working towards accreditation. I highly recommend her services.
— Shelby Andrews, MSCJ
What I have experienced when working with Karen Murray is her professionalism, thoroughness and impeccable attention to detail. If I was asked for one work when I hear her name, it would be “integrity.”
—Deb Relaford, Retired Ancillary Manager
There is a level of accountability and feedback, with Ms. Murray, not commonly matched in the professional environment. Ms. Murray has been inside the male dominated culture of Juvenile Corrections/Treatment; successfully restructuring policy/procedure, state/federal audit standards, and confronting cultural competency, regardless of obstacles. Absent of judgement, Ms. Murray’s direction is solid and supportive.
I have excelled within my field; as a RTC Facility Supervisor and now Juvenile Probation Officer Supervisor; and my education; earning a degree in Sociology/Criminology, in large part to Ms. Murray’s influence and guidance.
— Michael Burgess, Juvenile Probation Officer Supervisor