Transition Services are a team effort that provides support and guidance to students with disabilities as they prepare to move from high school to the work place. Each student’s transition team includes the student, parents, school staff, and VR Counselors.
Transition teams assist students to identify career interests and learn what skills and training are needed to prepare for careers in those fields of interest.
The list is broken out by county name. You may use the drop down school name search below or the write-in field if you know the exact name of the school district to find the DVR Transition Liaison for every school in Washington. You may also contact DVR through your teacher, school counselor, or the nearest DVR office.
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Lincoln | Odessa | Odessa High School | Tammy Freese | tammy.freese@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 960-1126 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Okanogan | Okanogan | Okanogan High School | Carolina Perky | maria.perky@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 859-6027 | |
Okanogan | Okanogan | Okanogan Outreach School | Carolina Perky | maria.perky@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 859-6027 | |
Okanogan | Okanogan | Okanogan Alternative High School | Carolina Perky | maria.perky@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 859-6027 | |
Okanogan | Omak | Omak Skils'kin | Carolina Perky | maria.perky@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 859-6027 | |
Okanogan | Omak | Omak High School | Carolina Perky | maria.perky@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 859-6027 | |
Okanogan | Omak | Highlands High School | Carolina Perky | maria.perky@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 859-6027 | |
Okanogan | Omak | Washington Virtual Academy - OMAK | Carolina Perky | maria.perky@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 859-6027 | |
Okanogan | Oroville | Oroville High School | Carolina Perky | maria.perky@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 859-6027 | |
Okanogan | Pateros | Pateros High School | Carolina Perky | maria.perky@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 859-6027 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Thurston | Olympia | Capital High School | Kari Tjersland | Kari.Tjersland@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 669-9684 | |
Thurston | Olympia | Avanti Alternative High School | Kari Tjersland | Kari.Tjersland@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 669-9684 | |
Thurston | Olympia | Olympic Regional Learning Academy | Kari Tjersland | Kari.Tjersland@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 669-9684 | |
Thurston | Olympia | Project Search | Theresa Matteson | theresa.matteson@dshs.wa.gov | (360) 995-3356 | |
Thurston | Olympia | Touchstone Community Facility | Kari Tjersland | Kari.Tjersland@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 669-9684 | |
Thurston | Olympia | Transition Academy | Kari Tjersland | Kari.Tjersland@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 669-9684 | |
Thurston | Olympia | All Private & Home Schools | Shari Johnson | Shari.Johnson@dshs.wa.gov | (360) 742-1869 | |
Thurston | Olympia | Olympia High School | Kari Tjersland | Kari.Tjersland@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 669-9684 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Lewis | Onalaska | Onalaska High School | Kevin Lindahl | Kevin.Lindahl@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 243-1562 | |
Lewis | Pe Ell | Pe Ell High School 12 | Kevin Lindahl | Kevin.Lindahl@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 243-1562 | |
Lewis | Pe Ell | Trojan Alternative School | Kevin Lindahl | Kevin.Lindahl@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 243-1562 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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San Juan | Orcas Island | Oasis School | Sarah Gugel | sarah.gugel@dshs.wa.gov | (360) 506-1791 | |
San Juan | Orcas Island | Orcas Island High School | Sarah Gugel | sarah.gugel@dshs.wa.gov | (360) 506-1791 | |
San Juan | Private | Orcas Christian School | Sarah Gugel | sarah.gugel@dshs.wa.gov | (360) 506-1791 | |
San Juan | Private | Spring Street International School | Sarah Gugel | sarah.gugel@dshs.wa.gov | (360) 506-1791 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Pierce | Orting | Orting High School | Selena Walker | Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov | (253) 495-7343 | |
Pierce | Peninsula | Community Based Transition Program (Non-School-to-Work) | Deidre Puffer | Deidre.Puffer@dshs.wa.gov | (253) 325-3774 | |
Pierce | Peninsula | Community Based Transition Program (School-to-work) | Regina Burke | Regina.Burke@dshs.wa.gov | (253) 312-5045 | |
Pierce | Peninsula | Henderson Bay Alt High School | Deidre Puffer | Deidre.Puffer@dshs.wa.gov | (253) 325-3774 | |
Pierce | Peninsula | Peninsula High School | Deidre Puffer | Deidre.Puffer@dshs.wa.gov | (253) 325-3774 | |
Pierce | Peninsula | Gig Harbor High | Deidre Puffer | Deidre.Puffer@dshs.wa.gov | (253) 325-3774 | |
Pierce | Private School | Emerald Learning Center | Allesandria Goard | Allesandria.Goard@dshs.wa.gov | (206) 482-2155 | |
Pierce | Private School | Bellarmine Preparatory Academy | Allesandria Goard | Allesandria.Goard@dshs.wa.gov | (206) 482-2155 | |
Pierce | Private School | Concordia Christian Academy | Allesandria Goard | Allesandria.Goard@dshs.wa.gov | (206) 482-2155 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Adams | Othello | Othello High School | Elizabeth Valle | Elizabeth.Valle@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 298-0718 | |
Adams | Othello | Desert Oasis High School | Elizabeth Valle | Elizabeth.Valle@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 298-0718 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Whitman | Palouse | Palouse High School | Cameron Walsworth | cameron.walsworth@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 514-1518 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Franklin | Pasco | Delta High School | Maricela Vargas | Maricela.Vargas@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 792-4262 | |
Franklin | Pasco | Chiawana | Adriana Lozano | adriana.lozano@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 960-1133 | |
Franklin | Pasco | New Horizons Alternative | Robert Valdez | Robert.Valdez@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 792-4231 | |
Franklin | Pasco | Pasco Senior High School | Adriana Lozano | adriana.lozano@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 960-1133 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Garfield | Pomeroy | Pomeroy Jr Sr High School | Jennifer Smith | jennifer.smith@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 780-7687 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Clallam | Port Angeles | Port Angeles High School | David Hankinson | David.Hankinson@dshs.wa.gov | (360) 582-6063 | |
Clallam | Port Angeles | N Olympic Peninsula Skill Consor | David Hankinson | David.Hankinson@dshs.wa.gov | (360) 582-6063 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Jefferson | Port Townsend | Port Townsend High School | Lori Allen | Lori.Allen@dshs.wa.gov | (360) 662-6912 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Walla Walla | Prescott | Prescott Jr Sr High | Tiffany Deccio | Tiffany.Deccio@dshs.wa.gov | (509) 956-5174 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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Clark | Private School | King's Way Christian School | Kierra Fears | Kierra.Fears@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 219-1714 | |
Clark | Private School | Hosanna Christian School | Eric Stelmakh | Eric.Stelmakh@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 999-1815 | |
Clark | Private Schools | Firm Foundation Christian School | Eric Stelmakh | Eric.Stelmakh@dshs.wa.gov | (564) 999-1815 |
County | School District(desc) | School Name | Counselor | Email Address | Phone # | |
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King | Private School | Bishop Blanchett | Alison Rath Casanova | alison.rathcasanova@dshs.wa.gov | (206) 446-8048 |
While the student is in high school, he or she works with family, school staff, and a counselor from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) to develop a plan for transitioning from high school to work. A broad array of individualized services are available to help students achieve their employment goals. After the student finishes school, DVR services focus on:
Once employed, individuals may receive additional services, if needed, to keep a job. No person, because of race, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, age or disability shall be discriminated against in employment, services, or any aspect of the program’s activities.
Begin the School to Work Transition video below and learn more about what transition services look like.
For more information, call our statewide toll free number: 1-800-637-5627 (V/TTY)