By Thurston Chronicle staff
The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) this month released a list of health care professionals practicing in Thurston County that were subject to recent disciplinary action.
Two health care providers in Thurston County had their licenses suspended or revoked in 2025, the DOH announced Jan. 8:
- In July 2025, DOH indefinitely suspended Jonathan Mark Hoyer’s (CG61114074, SC61124149) agency affiliated counselor and independent clinical social worker associate credentials after Hoyer failed to participate in a monitoring program as required under a settlement agreement. Hoyer had been charged with unprofessional conduct in January 2024 for alleged misuse of controlled substances.
- In December 2025, the Department of Health summarily suspended Cheryl June Pagel’s (NC10082243) certified nursing assistant credential, pending further disciplinary action. In September 2025, the Department of Social and Health Services found Pagel financially exploited a vulnerable adult and placed her on its long-term care abuse and neglect registry. Placement on the registry prohibits Pagel from working with or having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults.
One health care provider in Thurston County had their license revoked last year:
- In September 2025, the DOH revoked Marilou Salomon Goenett’s (HM60640252) home care aide credential. She was placed on the Department of Social and Health Services’ long-term care abuse and neglect registry in June 2025, which disqualifies her from working with vulnerable adults and being certified as a home care aide.
Goenett allegedly used a client’s debit card without permission on seven separate occasions in January 2023, stealing a total of $9,900. She later allegedly admitted to withdrawing the money, apologized and returned it to the client, according to DOH.
Two substance use professional trainees recently had allegations of unprofessional conduct filed against them, DOH announced this month:
- In January, DOH charged substance use disorder professional trainee Alyssa Marie Martinez (CO61534986) with unprofessional conduct for allegedly failing to provide documentation proving she was supervised while working at a clinic in Lakewood between April and November 2024. Martinez allegedly violated a state law that requires substance use disorder providers to be directly supervised for their first 50 hours of face-to-face patient contact.
- In December 2025, DOH charged substance use disorder professional trainee, social worker trainee and social worker Tiffany Page Chhuom (CO60777461, SC60784501, LW61149320) with unprofessional conduct for allegedly misrepresenting her education and credentials online dating back to 2021. Chhuom allegedly “engaged in misleading and retaliatory conduct, including the misuse of Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services reporting,” according to DOH. Her conduct online was described as “aggressive, misleading and erratic,” with Chhuom accused of harassing at least seven people across different incidents, publishing their identifying information online with malicious content, and filing false complaints against them with law enforcement.
Health care providers charged with unprofessional conduct have 20 days to respond to the Department of Health in writing. The case then enters the settlement process. If no disciplinary agreement can be reached, the case will go to a hearing.
Information about health care providers is available on the DOH’s website at https://doh.wa.gov/.
The site includes information about a health care provider’s license status, the expiration and renewal date of their credential, disciplinary actions and copies of legal documents issued after July 1998. This information is also available by calling 360-236-4700.
Consumers who think a health care provider acted unprofessionally are also encouraged to call and report their complaint.
