Emily Thomas serves as the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s Healing Support Services Coordinator and works with LDBPI to provide healing support to families impacted by homicide, suicide, and overdose through workshops, support groups, and thoughtful connection.

Emily received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Education from Wheaton College Massachusetts. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, she interned with the clinical team at New Hope to provide crisis intervention services to domestic violence survivors. She is a certified youth worker and licensed educator with experience supporting youth of all ages in both academic settings, through Boston Public Schools, and residential group homes, with the Justice Resource Institute.

She is currently a Master of Social Work student in Trauma Practice at Simmons University, and is passionate about building community and trauma-informed spaces where survivors can support, empower, and learn from one another throughout their healing journey.

Emily is deeply inspired by the organization’s dedication to peace in the face of insurmountable loss and strives to design workshops and programs where youth can process their grief with peers, and where families can come together to receive holistic healing support.