Carrie Thomas
Carrie Thomas joined CJC as Associate Director in March 2008. In this role, Carrie will provide oversight and leadership for CJC’s program and policy work and represent CJC in various workforce development initiatives.
Prior to joining CJC Carrie spent ten years advocating on behalf of low-wage, un- and underemployed, and dislocated workers in Minnesota, most recently as Policy Director for the St. Paul-based JOBS NOW Coalition. While in Minnesota she served as vice-chair of the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board, co-chair of the Board of Directors of Child Care WORKS, and as a member of the state’s Unemployment Insurance Advisory Committee.
After several years working in programs for children and families in Chicago, Carrie attended and graduated in 1997 from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston.
