Christopher has 30 years of experience working in the area of sex offender management and treatment, including both treatment & policy development. He currently works for the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice as the Program Director for the Colorado Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB), where he is responsible for the development of standards for the treatment and management of sexual offenders, & providing legislative and policy input. Christopher also works as a private consultant for federal and federally funded agencies and organizations, including Tribal jurisdictions, responsible for developing and providing training, program assessment, peer review of grant solicitations and reports, and legislative and policy development. He has also published a number of articles and chapters related to sex offender management, with specific expertise on the state implementation of federal sex offender management legislation and sex offender public policy.

Dr. Christopher “Kirk” Johnson has been the Director of Vancouver Guidance Clinic, a private practice, since 1989. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona with a major in Counseling/Guidance and a minor in Educational Psychology. He received a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon. He is a Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Specialist for the State of Washington and also sits on the Clark County Sheriff’s Department’s Sex Offender Leveling Committee. Kirk also specializes in child sex abuse counseling and treatment. Prior to receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and becoming a licensed psychologist, he was a juvenile probation officer in Lane County, Oregon. He has directed child and family programs as well as outpatient and emergency services at a community mental health center.