Danna Thomas

Danna Thomas, a Baltimore Public School teacher, is the author and founder of Happy Teacher Revolution: a global initiative to support the mental health and wellness of educators. The organization has supported thousands of teachers across the United States, Canada, Nigeria, Brazil, and Senegal by providing educators with the time and space to feel, deal, and be real about the social-emotional demands of the job. She is the recipient of the Johns Hopkins Community Hero Award and the 2019 Winner of the Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab. When she’s not playing saxophone in Baltimore, Danna lives on her converted school bus “Begonia” as she continues her own journey of claiming and sustaining joy.