Thom is a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School: Acting Program (2008) and completed his teacher training at OISE at UofT (2015) as part of the Aboriginal Perspectives cohort. Thom strives to integrate social justice and equality training into all of his work in the arts. Thom is The Curriculum Resource Coordinator at Lakeshore Arts Centre and has taught various theatre workshops to children at Shakespeare in the Ruff, The Second City Training Centre, Canadian Children's Theatre Company, and a number of schools in and around Toronto. Thom's passion lies in fostering safe spaces for students to explore comedy, improv, clowning, acting technique, text exploration, Shakespeare, and more, while encouraging students to connect on a personal level. Thom is very excited to be a part of Shakespeare in the Ruff!