Karlie Thomas,
National Trainings Manager
Karlie (they/them/theirs) joined the All-Options staff as National Trainings Coordinator in October 2021. They had previously worked with All-Options as an intern and as a volunteer on our Talkline. Most recently, Karlie lead a rapid-rehousing program at a nonprofit providing safer spaces and services for LGBTQIA+ youth. They have also worked in grassroots and community organizing efforts centered on transformative justice, interpersonal violence, queer liberation, and prisoner support and advocacy. Karlie is passionate about playing roller derby, cooking and sampling food, watching horror movies, supporting local drag and burlesque, and being a good friend. They currently live in Portland, OR, but they are a Midwesterner at heart, born and raised in rural Indiana.