Julie Thomasma, Ph.D., has served as Chief Executive Officer of Child and Family Charities since 2015. Her passion is building supportive services for children, youth and families to thrive in our community. Dr. Thomasma is currently working to build a comprehensive campus to serve youth and families by repurposing a portion of the former McLaren Greenlawn campus.Actively involved in the community, Dr. Thomasma serves on the Board of Directors for Exchange Club and Michigan Federation for Children and Families, and she is a fellow Lansing Rotarian. She holds a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology. She completed her APA accredited clinical internship at Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology with a Clinical Fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Teaching Fellowship at Boston University.
Her undergraduate work was at the University of Michigan where she majored in Biopsychology and Cognitive Science. Dr. Thomasma lives in Williamston with her husband, David and two children, David and Aubrey.