Danna Thomas

Danna Thomas, a former Baltimore City Public School teacher, is founder of Happy Teacher Revolution―a global initiative to support the mental health and wellness of educators. The organization has supported the social-emotional welfare of thousands of teachers across the United States, Canada, Nigeria, Brazil, and Senegal. Danna served as the national spokeswoman for the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Maryland. She is the recipient of the 2019 Johns Hopkins Community Hero Award and the 2019 Winner of the Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab. Danna lives on a converted school bus from Austin named “Begonia” as she travels the country holding support groups for teachers and sharing her debut book “Happy Teacher Revolution: The Educator’s Roadmap to Claiming & Sustaining Joy."