Nolan Thompson’s primary interest through his academic (BA from Clark University and MSW from Washington University in St. Louis) and professional life has been community development and social justice endeavors. Nolan spent 39 years of an amazing career as a Social Worker, retiring in March 2020.
Before having his own office, Nolan worked for the University of Southern Maine coordinating the alternative dispute resolution program, with a focus on Transference Mediation, as well as being the Coordinator of Community and Employee Outreach. Both programs were affiliated with The Office of Campus Diversity and Equity. Nolan came out of retirement to work with New Ventures Maine, a statewide program of the University of Maine at Augusta, as an AmeriCorps/Vista, building capacity for their financial literacy and academic attainment and success programs. Nolan also spent the last 11 years as a private clinician with a focus on Gestalt Modality.
Nolan has served on various organizational boards committed to community development and social justice issues: The ACLU of Maine, The Maine Association of Social Workers (MASW), The Visiting Nurses Association, Learning Works, Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization, Maine Black Chamber of Commerce and The NAACP to name some of them.
After a second retirement from his VISTA service, Nolan currently serves as a member of the MASW Board.
