Kristel M. Thomas

Kristel M. Thomas owns the Brain Balance Achievement Center located in Canton, OH.
By implementing comprehensive program that restores synchronizations between the two hemispheres of the brain, she works with children who are struggling academically, behaviorally, and/ or socially. Kristel has been a family friend to the Schumacher family and involved with Love, Andrew for years. Watching the foundation grow from inception to where it is today, she anticipates even further success to come.

“I share Nicole’s vision for helping children with Autism and I wholeheartedly agree with the mission of Love, Andrew. This foundation fulfills a great need in this community and beyond to create environments, like the Star Room, that will be safe havens for these children so they can receive the most benefit from their school or home environment.”

Kristel’s work and training though Brain Balance offers a unique perspective, an appreciation, and an understanding about brain development and sensory integration that enriches the board for Love, Andrew.

A Miami graduate, Kristel has been married to her husband Greg for 18 years and has four children in Canton, OH. She enjoys yoga, reading, writing, and cooking and watching her boys play in their sporting events.