2022
Five years After the Fire, national recognition for Sonoma’s Thompson
Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO of the Sonoma-based nonprofit After The Fire, is on Forbes ‘50 over 50: Impact’ list of national changemakers. The publication called Thompson a leader in the recent field of megafire disasters across the American West. Thompson’s path to leadership took several turns, Forbes noted. She was a high school dropout, a…
Read MoreSonoma disaster expert Jennifer Gray Thompson makes Forbes’ 50 over 50 women impact list
Jennifer Gray Thompson was recognized alongside Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson and bestselling author Brene Brown. Sonoma nonprofit leader Jennifer Gray Thompson was listed on Forbes’ 50 Over 50 2022: Women Stepping Into Their Power In Life’s Second Half, and she didn’t even know it. As she checked her phone with sleepy eyes on the…
Read MoreCalif. wildfire survivors offer Boulder County advice
LOUISVILLE, Colo (KDVR) — A group of California wildfire survivors spent time in Boulder County this week, offering tips and advice to those impacted by the Marshall Fire. Jennifer Gray Thompson created “After The Fire” following devastating fires in her community in 2017. “The truth is, until you go through it, it is the unimaginable,”…
Read MoreWhen Entire Areas Disappear, How To Recover With Resilience
It was 15 years ago, in May 2007, that an EF5 tornado barreled through the 1,300-person city of Greensburg, Kansas. In just 15 minutes, give or take, 12 people were killed and 95 percent of the town was obliterated, according to Stacy Barnes, who grew up in the town and is now its administrator. “We…
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