Peter Waterman

Peter Waterman was born in Northern Idaho and raised in Newport, Wash., and has worked for
the State of Washington for 10 years. Peter graduated from Central Washington University 2013
with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law & Justice, and a minor in Psychology. In 2018 he
graduated with a Master of Science in Family and Child Life from Central Washington University
with a specialization in social work.

Peter started his career with Juvenile Rehabilitation after completing an internship at Parke
Creek Community Facility where he worked as an on-call security staff, graveyard security, and
then a residential counselor. In 2017 Peter started his career as a child and family welfare
services social worker in the Ellensburg office. He worked in Indian & Child Welfare in Spokane
for year before transitioning to the Newport Office in 2019. While working in the Newport Office,
he transitioned to a generalist position where he worked all program areas before joining Alliance
in July of 2023.

His areas of interest are rural social work, behavioral rehabilitation services, juvenile
rehabilitation, de-scalation and engaging difficult clients, cultural inclusivity, Indian & Child
Welfare, and adopted children that re-enter care. Peter is passionate about engaging families
and helping at risk youth and teens launch into adulthood. Peter and his wife were a host home
for Youth Emergency Services. He comes from a long line of educators and helpers, and has a
(foster) sister that completed extended foster care.