The Washington Statewide Reentry Council is currently seeking applicants with lived experience supporting their communities to fill two open council seats. These positions will contribute to statewide efforts improving reentry outcomes through cross-agency collaboration and system-level policy guidance.
What we do
The Statewide Reentry Council was formed in 2016 to advocate for Washington state laws, investments and attitudes that improve reentry outcomes, increase public safety and build systems that are more humane and restorative.
Open Council seats
- Position number 10: Faith-based organizations or communities
- Position number 21: People who are survivors or victims of crime, who does not identify as female
How to apply
There are two steps required to apply to the Statewide Reentry Council.
- Step 1: Fill out an online form through the Governor Bob Ferguson’s website. The application process takes approximately one hour. We recommend filling out this form on a desktop or laptop computer.
- Under “Board information”, please choose “Statewide Reentry Council, Washington”
- Under “Position you are interested”, choose either Position #10 (bottom of the first page of options) or Position #21 (top of third page of options)
- Step 2: Submit an email of interest and biography to the Reentry Council’s Recruitment Subcommittee. In this letter, please include:
- Your reasons for wanting to join the Council
- How your experience or background would contribute to advancing its mission
Deadline
Applications are due no later than February 12, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
- Read about the Statewide Reentry Council (on the Governor’s website)
- Fill out the online application (on the Governor’s website)
- E-mail the Reentry Council Subcommittee at Galen.Ruzzamenti@commerce.wa.gov
Questions?
Email Galen Ruzzamenti (he/him), Reentry Council Program Coordinator, at Galen.Ruzzamenti@commerce.wa.gov.