Compassion CourseFoundation

Board members

The people behind the work

Meet the board guiding the Compassion Course Foundation.

Thom Bond

Cofounder and Executive Director

Thom Bond

Thom Bond is best known as the creator and leader of The Compassion Course, a comprehensive online training that has served over 32,000 participants and been translated into 20 languages in over 120 countries.

Thom is the author of The Compassion Book, the creator of “The Exercise – Shifting Toward Compassion” (theexercise.org), and “64 Days for Peace”, an open source, online, self-led small-group introductory curriculum.

He is a founder and the Director of Education for NYCNVC (The New York Center for Nonviolent Communication, a United Nations Civil Society Organization) and the founder and Director of Education for Bushfield Farms (a demonstration farm and educational center, focused on sustainability and social reform). He is a former member and Advisory Board Member for the Communications Coordination Committee for the United Nations (CCCUN).

Dr. Debra Chew

Treasurer

Dr. Debra Chew, M.D.

Dr. Debra Chew, M.D., MPH, is a physician, epidemiologist, public health leader, and educator committed to advancing compassionate, evidence-based care. She has worked in academia and the public health sector, most recently as the Associate Professor of Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and University Hospital in Newark, NJ.

She has more than three decades of experience in patient care, medical education, and scientific research, and has been the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator of numerous National Institutes of Health grants.

Equally important to her is the human side of medicine. Dr. Chew has trained in Nonviolent Communication and Needs Based Awareness, reflecting her belief that healing requires empathy, respect, and human connection. She has particular interest in advancing research in peace education.

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