Meet Our Staff

Thomas Anderson

Visionary/Founder & Executive Director

Thomas Anderson is the Founder and Executive Director of Manumission House, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing supportive housing and comprehensive reentry services for justice-impacted college students.

After spending 22½ years incarcerated, Thomas transformed his life through higher education, graduating from the University of Baltimore's Second Chance College Program with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, concentrating in Real Estate Economic Development. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Baltimore.

As Executive Director, Thomas provides the strategic vision and operational leadership for Manumission House, overseeing organizational growth, partnership development, fundraising, program implementation, and long-term sustainability. His unique combination of lived experience, academic achievement, and professional leadership positions him to advance the organization's mission of creating pathways to education, stable housing, meaningful employment, and lasting success for justice-impacted individuals.

Thomas brings both lived experience and professional expertise to his leadership role. He previously served as a Peer Navigator with the University of Baltimore's Second Chance Program, a Workforce Outreach Coordinator for Turnaround Tuesday, and a Reentry Consultant for St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center's 180 Program. In these roles, he helped justice-impacted individuals successfully transition back into their communities by connecting them to higher education, employment opportunities, housing resources, and comprehensive reentry support. His work has consistently focused on housing stability, workforce development, educational attainment, and systems change for returning citizens.