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Kerry M. Thompson is the Founder & Executive Director for Silent Rhythms, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to achieving inclusion in the arts while conversely using the arts to promote inclusion in society. She is a renowned dance instructor and has performed worldwide including in Paris and Havana. She has been featured in Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and ABC News’ More In Common. In addition, Kerry is also the Senior Officer for Communications, Inclusion, and Analytics for the Disability Rights Fund where advances human rights and United Nations treaties in the Global South. She is the co-author for Human Rights and Adolescence and has written several blogs. to revolutionize inclusion. She completed a Master’s degree in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University with a focus on international lawand human rights. She is a current member of the New England Foundations for the Arts (NEFA) Advisory Council and the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Statewide Advisory Council. She was named the 2020 Visiting Artist by the Harvard Dance Center and in 2021, she was appointed by Governor Baker to serve on the new Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities. She previously served on the board for DEAF, Inc. and was the board liaison for Deafblind Community Access Network (DBCAN).