Lt. Steven Thomas has been in law enforcement since 1992, when he began his career with the Baltimore City Sheri ’s O ce and he has spent the last 21 years with the Anne Arundel County Police Department. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Sociology from U.M.B.C and a Master’s Degree in Legal & Ethical Studies from the University of Baltimore. He spent his entire police career in patrol, where he was an avid practitioner of community policing. With his “hands on experience” in community policing he was tasked in January 2014 with starting police CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) and Peer Support Teams, which he is currently the coordinator of both.
Lt. Thomas is the Anne Arundel County CIT Law Enforcement Coordinator and the I.C.I.S.F. (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation) CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) Team Coordinator. He is an approved I.C.I.S.F. Instructor and a Youth & Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor.
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
