Find a School Transition Counselor

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.

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Spokane
County School District School Name Counselor(asc) Email Address Phone #
Spokane Spokane Private Schools Shaun Hegney Shaun.Hegney@dshs.wa.gov (509) 290-7587

Pierce
County School District School Name Counselor(asc) Email Address Phone #
Pierce Puyallup Advance Transition Program Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce White River White River High School Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Sumner SBLSD Online Learning Alternative Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Puyallup Puyallup High School Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Eatonville Growing Relationships in The Soil (GRITS) Program at Burwash-Kjelstad Farm Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Puyallup E.B. Walker High School Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Puyallup Emerald Ridge High School Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Puyallup School District Rogers High School Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Bethel (Private Schools) Imagination School of Education (P-10) Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Puyallup School District Puyallup Open Doors Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Fife Fife Open Doors Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce PSESD ReLife School Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Bethel (Private Schools) St. Mary's Academy (K-8) Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Sumner-Bonney Lake School District Sumner High School Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Sumner CBTP Sumner Bonney Lake Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Puyallup Gateway Transition Program Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Sumner Bonney Lake High School Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343
Pierce Sumner Elhi Hill High School Selena Walker Selena.Walker@dshs.wa.gov (253) 495-7343

Grant
County School District School Name Counselor(asc) Email Address Phone #
Grant Washtucna Washtucna High School Elizabeth Valle Elizabeth.Valle@dshs.wa.gov (509) 298-0718
Grant Warden Warden High School Elizabeth Valle Elizabeth.Valle@dshs.wa.gov (509) 298-0718
Grant Ritzville Ritzville High School Elizabeth Valle Elizabeth.Valle@dshs.wa.gov (509) 298-0718
Grant Moses Lake Moses Lake High School Elizabeth Valle Elizabeth.Valle@dshs.wa.gov (509) 298-0718
Grant Quincy Quincy High School Itzel Crisostomo Itzel.Crisostomo@dshs.wa.gov (509) 423-6000
Grant Wilson Creek Wilson Creek High School Itzel Crisostomo Itzel.Crisostomo@dshs.wa.gov (509) 423-6000
Grant Ephrata Ephrata High School Itzel Crisostomo Itzel.Crisostomo@dshs.wa.gov (509) 423-600
Grant Coulee-Hartline Almira Coulee Hartline High School Itzel Crisostomo Itzel.Crisostomo@dshs.wa.gov (509) 423-6000
Grant Royal Royal High School Itzel Crisostomo Itzel.Crisostomo@dshs.wa.gov (509) 423-6000
Grant Ephrata Sage Hills Alt. High School Itzel Crisostomo Itzel.Crisostomo@dshs.wa.gov (509) 423-6000
Grant Soap Lake Soap Lake High School Itzel Crisostomo Itzel.Crisostomo@dshs.wa.gov (509) 423-6000

Adams
County School District School Name Counselor(asc) Email Address Phone #
Adams Lind-Ritzville Lind-Ritzville 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
Adams Othello Othello High School Elizabeth Valle Elizabeth.Valle@dshs.wa.gov (509) 298-0718

Clark
County School District School Name Counselor(asc) Email Address Phone #
Clark Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant School Sharon Purdue Sharon.Purdue@dshs.wa.gov (564) 208-0107
Clark Private Schools Seton Catholic College Preparatory High School Sharon Purdue Sharon.Purdue@dshs.wa.gov (564) 208-0107
Clark Private School Hosanna Christian School Sharon Purdue Sharon.Purdue@dshs.wa.gov (564) 208-0107
Clark Battle Ground Prairie High School Sharon Purdue Sharon.Purdue@dshs.wa.gov (564) 208-0107
Clark Vancouver Vancouver iTech Preparatory Sharon Purdue Sharon.Purdue@dshs.wa.gov (564) 208-0107
Clark Evergreen Mountain View High School Sharon Purdue Sharon.Purdue@dshs.wa.gov (564) 208-0107
Clark La Center La Center High School Sharon Purdue Sharon.Purdue@dshs.wa.gov (564) 208-0107
Clark Vancouver Rooted School Vancouver (High School) Sharon Purdue Sharon.Purdue@dshs.wa.gov (564) 208-0107
Clark Hockinson Hockinson Transition Program Sharon Purdue Sharon.Purdue@dshs.wa.gov (564) 208-0107
Clark Vancouver Open Doors Vancouver (Lieser Campus) Kierra Fears Kierra.Fears@dshs.wa.gov (564) 219-1714
Clark Evergreen Union High School Kierra Fears Kierra.Fears@dshs.wa.gov (564) 219-1714
Clark Evergreen Heritage High School Kierra Fears Kierra.Fears@dshs.wa.gov (564) 219-1714
Clark Private School King's Way Christian School Kierra Fears Kierra.Fears@dshs.wa.gov (564) 219-1714
Clark Battle Ground Daybreak Youth Services Kierra Fears Kierra.Fears@dshs.wa.gov (564) 219-1714
Clark Private Schools Columbia Adventist Academy Kierra Fears Kierra.Fears@dshs.wa.gov (564) 219-1714
Clark Private Schools Camas Christian Academy P-9 Kierra Fears Kierra.Fears@dshs.wa.gov (564) 219-1714
Clark Evergreen Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience HS Kierra Fears Kierra.Fears@dshs.wa.gov (564) 219-1714

How does Transition work?

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:

  • Gaining work skills needed to achieve an employment goal.
  • Job match, job placement, and follow-up.

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)