During this episode of No Laughing Matter with Cuba Pete, Joe will discuss with Kelly Boyer, Executive Director of Adam’s Place, her inspiring story, grief, and how Adam’s Place is doing important work to support children, teens, and families experiencing loss. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo-R8jeUFanybamYdQDxjOw Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-laughing-matter-with-cuba-pete/id1556889764?itsct=podcast_box&itscg=30200 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42SkirHx1P06y1J7hXnuG6 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6bcb0db2-dd0d-443d-9220-f44468c7b9d2/No-Laughing-Matter-with-Cuba-Pete? iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-no-laughing-matter-with-cu-78505858/ Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/No-Laughing-Matter-with-Cuba-Pete-Podcast/B08JJMWDY4 Audacy: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/no-laughing-matter-with-cuba-pete-49217 College of Medicine website: https://medicine.roseman.edu/ University website: https://www.roseman.edu/ College of Medicine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosemanmedicine/ GENESIS website: https://medicine.roseman.edu/home/genesis/
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About our guest … Kelly Thomas-Boyers is the co-founder and board president
of Adam's Place. Adam’s Place is a Grief Center for Children and Families was
established in memory of Adam Gregory Thomas, Kelly’s son. Adam was a 21-
year-old college senior at the University of Nevada, Reno when he sustained
life-ending injuries from a car crash in Reno, Nevada in March of 2007.
Kelly returned to the University of Nevada, Reno in May 2007 in support of
memorial activities and the Adam Thomas Legislative Intern Scholarship. It was
there that she found a brochure for the Solace Tree Program, a grieving support
center for children, teens and adults in Reno. The idea of a place for her younger
son, Alec, to go and work through his grief made a great impact on her. Kelly set
out to find a similar program in Las Vegas upon her return, but couldn’t find one.
After intensive research, guidance from the executive director, Emilio Parga, of
Solace Tree in Reno, and many talks with social workers, doctors, nurses and
school counselors, Adam’s Place opened its doors in 2010 and has been serving
the Southern Nevada community ever since.
She brings over 25 years of business and healthcare experience to the board.
Her unwavering passion for Adam's Place is obvious in her work in the
community.