Aimée Thorne-Thomsen
Aimée R. Thorne-Thomsen, MPA, brings her passion as a social justice activist and her extensive experience in organizational development, leadership and communications to her role as Executive Director of the Pro-Choice Public Education Project (PEP). Her work at PEP focuses on creating spaces for and elevating the voices of young women in the reproductive justice movement. Ms. Thorne-Thomsen's work with Latino college students and graduates, led her to co-found the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO), where she served as Chair for four years.
Prior to joining PEP, she held senior management positions in several non-profit organizations, and served as Account Manager at Prime Access, Inc., a full-service advertising agency targeting African-American, Latino and LGBTQ markets. A former National President and Board member of Alpha Rho Lambda Sorority, Inc., Ms. Thorne-Thomsen also served on the Selection Panel for the New Voices Fellowship.
She also demonstrates her leadership through her participation on the Center for American Progress Women's Health Leadership Network, the Board of Directors for Law Students for Choice, the Editorial Board of Our Truths/Nuestras Verdades, and the National Advisory Council of Exhale. Ms. Thorne-Thomsen earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University and a Master of Public Administration from the City University of New York.
Whose Common Ground? Responding to Camosy
by Aimée Thorne-Thomsen, Pro-Choice Public Education Project
October 28, 2010 - 6:40am (Print)
With all due respect to Charles Camosy, I hardly recognize the conference he describes in his Washington Post article. While I appreciate his efforts to organize the conference, I strongly disagree with many, if not most of his conclusions.
My Take on “Open Hearts, Open Minds”
by Aimée Thorne-Thomsen, Pro-Choice Public Education Project
October 21, 2010 - 3:57pm (Print)
A recent conference challenged participants to try to understand different perspectives on abortion, to see disagreement as an opportunity, and not to attack. Here are my thoughts in reflection on the meeting.
