Office of Communications

What We Do

The Office of Communications is responsible for all internal and external communications for the Washington Department of Social and Health Services. This includes media relations, visual communications and the Victim/Witness Notification Program.

After hours media team duty schedule

Media Relations	Victim/Witness Notification
Adolfo Capestany Senior Director, Office of Communications Facilities, Finance and Analytics Administration adolfo.capestany@dshs.wa.gov (360) 878-1240 Norah West Assistant Director, Office of Communications Economic Services Administration norah.west@dshs.wa.gov (360) 489-5587 Lisa Pemberton Developmental Disabilities Administration lisa.pemberton@dshs.wa.gov (360) 890-2055 Jessica Nelson Aging and Long-Term Support Administration Division of Vocational Rehabilitation jessica.nelson1@dshs.wa.gov (360) 628-1043 Tyler Hemstreet Behavioral Health Administration tyler.hemstreet@dshs.wa.gov (564) 201-0027	Lisa Pemberton Program Administrator (360) 890-2055 vwn@dshs.wa.gov Visit the Victim Witness Notification page. Internal Communications Dean Pertner Internal Communications Manager dean.pertner@dshs.wa.gov (564) 201-0033

Media Relations

Victim/Witness Notification

Adolfo Capestany

Senior Director, Office of Communications

Facilities, Finance and Analytics Administration

adolfo.capestany@dshs.wa.gov

(360) 878-1240

Norah West

Assistant Director, Office of Communications

Economic Services Administration

norah.west@dshs.wa.gov

(360) 489-5587