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
Yen Huynh (email) Director	Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Respect (EDIR)
Jeannie Darneille (email) Assistant Secretary	Prisons Division
Donald Holbrook (email) Assistant Secretary	Prisons Division
Danielle Armbruster (email) Assistant Secretary	Reentry Division
Mac Pevey (email) Assistant Secretary	Community Corrections Division
David Flynn (email) Assistant Secretary	Health Services Division
Dr. MaryAnn Curl (email) Chief Medical Officer	Health Services Division
Scott Edwards (email) Assistant Secretary	Budget, Strategy and Technology
Todd Dowler (email) Assistant Secretary	Employee & Business Support Services Administration
Chris Wright (email) Director	Communications Office
Nancy Waldo (email) Director	Human Resources
Greg Fisher (email) Chief Information Officer	Information Technology
Thea Mounts (email) Chief Data Officer (CDO)	Research & Data Analytics
Melena Thompson (email) Director	Executive Policy & Legislative Affairs
Tim Lang (email) Senior Assistant Attorney General	Attorney General’s Office, Corrections Division
Kecia Rongen (email) ISRB Chair	Indeterminate Sentence Review Board