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The Founder
Rose of Sharon Transitional Living for Women Inc. was a 15 year old vision from Rhonda A. Thompson. While working the crisis line at Sojourner Truth House in Milwaukee, WI. She was driving home after personally escaping a woman and three children from a domestic violence incident and transporting them to Racine, WI on the Greyhound. This is when she felt that she needed to do more. Ms. Thompson ignored the calling for 15 yrs. until she couldn't any longer. As a woman who survived and understood the many forms of domestic violence including sexual abuse she founded Rose of Sharon in February 2012.
Rhonda A. Thompson, “A Voice for the Voiceless,” is an award-winning empowerment speaker, advocate, and author from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Informing and motivating women of all walks of life to live purposefully , Thompson is dedicated to helping others to see their options and their potential to, ultimately, find their freedom.
With focus and determination, going from SURVIVOR to OVERCOMER, this Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, born July 23. 1975, earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and, subsequently, became the CEO & Founder of Rose of Sharon Transitional Living for Women, Inc. Also an ordained minister; Rhonda uses her “voice,” her experience, and her education to enlighten others to help release them from the pain of domestic violence. She is the epitome of “my sister’s keeper,” making certain that her empowerment brand is dedicated to helping all women to transform, renew, recover and restore every aspect of their lives and she takes pleasure in empowering others to know their God-given birth right and to walk in their God-given freedom.
Not only does Rhonda speak to any subject matter from her personal experiences, but she also brings an incredible level of professionalism and expertise that will have the most seasoned listener sitting on the edge of their seat! She does much more than just talk and quote stats and percentages. Her events bring laughter through tears, focus on healing and restoration, and her own personal stories of survival of domestic violence; becoming an entrepreneur; running multiple businesses; marriage, motherhood, and more inspire, enlighten, uplift and encourage.
During 2016, Thompson was awarded the Cruelty Prevention Award from Trinity Awards, Community Advocate Award by Diamond Diva Magazine and the Nonprofit of the year nomination by way of the Atlanta RICE awards. Most recently, Thompson was awarded the 2018 Dove Award at the 90th year Sigma and Zeta’s founders day.
Ms. Thompson had the privilege of beginning her domestic violence work in 1988 while manning the crisis hotline at “Sojourner Truth House” in Wisconsin. She also worked with “Brothers Against Domestic Violence” as a female body guard who escorted women to court for domestic violence cases. A woman who has survived multiple forms of abuse, including sexual abuse, she can understand a victim’s perspective. She became an intricate part of the healing process for many women and uses her survivor platform to reach back and help others. Her life’s mission is to eradicate the senseless physical, emotional and mental damage, injuries, and deaths that occur as a result of abuse and domestic violence. She is also dedicated to helping women to find their own voice, to live authentically, and to design a life that they love.
Even though recent domestic violence incidents among globally recognized celebrities has become news worthy coverage and spiked social media outrage; Rhonda is making it clear that domestic violence and abuse is not a new trend but has been an international epidemic for centuries. Her comprehensive knowledge of domestic violence and how it affects the victim, businesses, the health industry, and the criminal justice system continues to be an essential resource for prevention and intervention.
Rhonda’s passion for event planning has been an extraordinary masterpiece and opportunity for her to foster domestic violence awareness while enlightening and entertaining her guests. She is the creator and accomplished facilitator of several successful events such as the Living Behind the Mask Masquerade Ball, which honors overcomers of domestic violence and Tea Party Socials, which brings women together to have those deep conversations with hopes of creating social change. All of these events are fundraisers designed to not only benefit ROS but also to raise consciousness, bring the community together in support of other survivors, and leave her guests with a sense of awareness and an experience that will last a lifetime.
Rhonda is the mother of two sons and the author of “Don’t Spill the Tea”
http://rhondaathompson.com/
Rose of Sharon Transitional Living for Women Inc. was a 15 year old vision from Rhonda A. Thompson. While working the crisis line at Sojourner Truth House in Milwaukee, WI. She was driving home after personally escaping a woman and three children from a domestic violence incident and transporting them to Racine, WI on the Greyhound. This is when she felt that she needed to do more. Ms. Thompson ignored the calling for 15 yrs. until she couldn't any longer. As a woman who survived and understood the many forms of domestic violence including sexual abuse she founded Rose of Sharon in February 2012.
Rhonda A. Thompson, “A Voice for the Voiceless,” is an award-winning empowerment speaker, advocate, and author from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Informing and motivating women of all walks of life to live purposefully , Thompson is dedicated to helping others to see their options and their potential to, ultimately, find their freedom.
With focus and determination, going from SURVIVOR to OVERCOMER, this Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, born July 23. 1975, earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and, subsequently, became the CEO & Founder of Rose of Sharon Transitional Living for Women, Inc. Also an ordained minister; Rhonda uses her “voice,” her experience, and her education to enlighten others to help release them from the pain of domestic violence. She is the epitome of “my sister’s keeper,” making certain that her empowerment brand is dedicated to helping all women to transform, renew, recover and restore every aspect of their lives and she takes pleasure in empowering others to know their God-given birth right and to walk in their God-given freedom.
Not only does Rhonda speak to any subject matter from her personal experiences, but she also brings an incredible level of professionalism and expertise that will have the most seasoned listener sitting on the edge of their seat! She does much more than just talk and quote stats and percentages. Her events bring laughter through tears, focus on healing and restoration, and her own personal stories of survival of domestic violence; becoming an entrepreneur; running multiple businesses; marriage, motherhood, and more inspire, enlighten, uplift and encourage.
During 2016, Thompson was awarded the Cruelty Prevention Award from Trinity Awards, Community Advocate Award by Diamond Diva Magazine and the Nonprofit of the year nomination by way of the Atlanta RICE awards. Most recently, Thompson was awarded the 2018 Dove Award at the 90th year Sigma and Zeta’s founders day.
Ms. Thompson had the privilege of beginning her domestic violence work in 1988 while manning the crisis hotline at “Sojourner Truth House” in Wisconsin. She also worked with “Brothers Against Domestic Violence” as a female body guard who escorted women to court for domestic violence cases. A woman who has survived multiple forms of abuse, including sexual abuse, she can understand a victim’s perspective. She became an intricate part of the healing process for many women and uses her survivor platform to reach back and help others. Her life’s mission is to eradicate the senseless physical, emotional and mental damage, injuries, and deaths that occur as a result of abuse and domestic violence. She is also dedicated to helping women to find their own voice, to live authentically, and to design a life that they love.
Even though recent domestic violence incidents among globally recognized celebrities has become news worthy coverage and spiked social media outrage; Rhonda is making it clear that domestic violence and abuse is not a new trend but has been an international epidemic for centuries. Her comprehensive knowledge of domestic violence and how it affects the victim, businesses, the health industry, and the criminal justice system continues to be an essential resource for prevention and intervention.
Rhonda’s passion for event planning has been an extraordinary masterpiece and opportunity for her to foster domestic violence awareness while enlightening and entertaining her guests. She is the creator and accomplished facilitator of several successful events such as the Living Behind the Mask Masquerade Ball, which honors overcomers of domestic violence and Tea Party Socials, which brings women together to have those deep conversations with hopes of creating social change. All of these events are fundraisers designed to not only benefit ROS but also to raise consciousness, bring the community together in support of other survivors, and leave her guests with a sense of awareness and an experience that will last a lifetime.
Rhonda is the mother of two sons and the author of “Don’t Spill the Tea”
http://rhondaathompson.com/
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