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- Committee Information
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We're currently recruiting members for a new advisory committee. If you're interested in applying for an appointment to the SOTP Advisory Committee, you may download the application (PDF). The deadline for submitting your application is September 25, 2020. After that time, the department will review applications and set up interviews. If you have any questions about serving on the SOTP Advisory Committee, email Brandon Williams or call him at 360-236-4611.
Composition
The recruitment for advisory committee members, as set by law (PDF) and outlined in Section 5 of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6641, is for:
- One (1) superior court judge;
- Three (3) certified SOTPs with a minimum of five years experience treating sex offenders;
- One (1) mental health practitioner with experience treating victims of sexual assault;
- One (1) defense attorney with experience representing persons charged with sex offenses; and
- One (1) representative of the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.
The advisory committee shall be a permanent body established to advise the Secretary of Health (secretary) concerning the implementation of this law, administration of the profession, and to address issues pertaining to maintaining a healthy workforce of certified sex offender treatment providers to meet the needs of the state of Washington.
The members of the advisory committee shall serve staggered six-year terms, to be set by the secretary. No person other than the members representing the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), children, youth, and families (DCYF), and corrections (DOC) may serve more than two consecutive terms. For more information regarding the statutory requirements of the advisory committee and members, see Section 5 of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6641.
See our Become a Board, Commission, or Committee Member webpage for more information.
- Committee Members
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Name and term expiration date of members
Member Term Expires Corey McNally, MS, LMHC, chair
Department of CorrectionsN/A Bryce Nelson, J.D.
Prosecuting attorneyNovember 30, 2026 Daniel Yanisch, Psy.D.
Sex offender treatment providerNovember 30, 2026 Jason Bailey, MA, LMHC, NCC, SOTP
Sex offender treatment providerNovember 30, 2024 Larraine Lynch, MSW, LICSW, CSOTP, vice chair
Sex offender treatment providerNovember 30, 2026 Sonja Hardenbrook, J.D.
Defense attorneyNovember 30, 2024 Dan Knoepfler, LMHC, CSTOP
Licensed mental health counselorNovember 30, 2024 Holly Coryell, Ph.D.
Department of Social and Health ServicesN/A Jedd Pelander
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesN/A Superior court judge
VacantN/A - Committee Meetings
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Meeting Schedule
Date and Locations Activity Documents September 17, 2024 at 1 p.m.
Hybrid MeetingDepartment of Health
Town Center 2, Room 153
111 Israel Rd. S.E.
Tumwater, WA 98501Regular business meeting Agenda (PDF) December 10, 2024 at 1 p.m.
Hybrid MeetingDepartment of Health
Town Center 2, Room 153
111 Israel Rd. S.E.
Tumwater, WA 98501Regular business meeting - Meeting Minutes
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