Thomas Manion

Thomas Manion

Montgomery County Family Justice Center

Panelist, Maryland’s Protective Order Laws: Progress Made, Goals for the Future

Tom Manion is the Director of the Montgomery County Family Justice Center, a collaborative co-location of county agencies and community organizations that provides free, wraparound services to victims of domestic violence and their children under the leadership of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Mr. Manion holds a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology and the focus of his career has primarily been suicide prevention and violence prevention. While pursuing his graduate degree, he worked in the Family and Sexual Violence Division of the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Prior to coming to the Sheriff’s Office, he worked as an investigator for a federally-funded transit suicide prevention project, and managed a statewide violent death prevention project for the Maryland Department of Health. With the Sheriff's Office, Mr. Manion was the Coordinator of the Choose Respect teen dating violence prevention initiative from 2013-2017. Currently, he serves on the Montgomery County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council where he is the current Chair, as well as Chair of the Victim Services Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Partnership for a Safer Maryland, where he currently serves as President.