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For the first time in its 40-year history, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) will be led by a woman.On Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee named Cheryl…

Governor Inslee names current DSHS Secretary Cheryl Strange as new DOC secretary Sydney Kurle | May 3, 2021 Share this:     Strange is currently the secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in the state. She has been in this position since her appointment by Inslee in 2017.  From 2008 to 2011 she had previously served as DOC deputy secretary, and has also served as vice president for Pioneer Human Services where she worked on the important issues of reentry, work release, and behavioral health. Prior to serving as DSHS secretary, she served as CEO of West...

Washington Department of Corrections gets first female secretary For the first time in its 40-year history, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) will be led by a woman. On Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee named Cheryl Strange as the agency’s next secretary. From 2008 to 2011, Strange was DOC’s deputy secretary. Currently, she’s the secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Previously, she was CEO of Western State Hospital (WSH). “I didn’t have to look far to know that we have the right leader, right here, already on our team,” Inslee sa...

Washington DSHS For the first time in its 40-year history, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) will be led by a woman. On Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee named Cheryl Strange as the agency’s next secretary. From 2008 to 2011, Strange was DOC’s deputy secretary. Currently, she’s the secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Previously, she was CEO of Western State Hospital (WSH). “I didn’t have to look far to know that we have the right leader, right here, already on our team,” Inslee said in a statement. “I can’t think of anyone more qualified ...

April 29, 2021 Story  Gov. Jay Inslee today named Cheryl Strange secretary of Washington’s Department of Corrections (DOC). She replaces Steve Sinclair who announced his retirement in January. Strange will be the department’s first female secretary. Strange is currently secretary of the state’s Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), the state’s largest human service agency, where she was appointed to the position by Inslee in 2017. She is a respected and proven leader who has cultivated a humane, progressive and equitable institutional culture. Julie Martin will be the acti...