Executive Strategy Team | Washington State Department of Corrections

professional portrait of secretary cheryl strange

Cheryl Strange, Secretary

The Secretary of the Department of Corrections is a Cabinet-level position appointed by the Governor. For more information about Secretary Strange, read her biography (pdf).

Administrative Support

Monica Distefano(email), Confidential Secretary

The Department of Corrections is organized by area and led by an executive strategy team.

Sean Murphy (email) Deputy Secretary	Office of the Deputy Secretary
Julie Martin (email) Chief of Staff	Office of the Chief of Staff
Dr. MaryAnn Curl (email) Chief Medical Officer	Health Services Division
Danielle Armbruster (email) Assistant Secretary	Reentry Division
Jeannie Darneille (email) Assistant Secretary	Deputy Secretary
David Flynn (email) Assistant Secretary	Health Services Division
Jeannie Miller (email) Assistant Secretary	Administrative Operations Division
Mike Obenland (email) Assistant Secretary	Prisons Division
Mac Pevey (email) Assistant Secretary	Community Corrections Division
Dr. Adrian Thompson (email) Director	Equity Diversity, Inclusion & Respect
Rachel Ericson (email) Interim Director	Communications
Todd Dowler (email) Director	Human Resources
Greg Fisher (email) Chief Information Officer	Information Technology
Thea Mounts (email) Director	Office of the Chief of Staff
Melena Thompson (email) Director	Executive Policy & Legislative Affairs
Chris Poulos (email) Director	Office of the Deputy Secretary
Tim Lang (email) Senior Assistant Attorney General	Attorney General’s Office, Corrections Division
Kecia Rongen (email) ISRB Chair	Indeterminate Sentence Review Board