Gayle Thom
CEO - Chief Enthusiasm Officer
FAST Tribal Sexual Assault Initiative - SD Network
Gayle Thom was honored to work for 10 years responding to violent crime scenes in Tribal communities, assisting victims, survivors, and their families through the investigative and often through the prosecution phases of the criminal justice system. She served on the FBI’s nationwide Rapid Deployment and Evidence Response Teams that responded to critical incidents across the country; such as Ground Zero after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and the Red Lake Nation school shooting. Gayle was the first FBI direct-service Victim Specialist, implementing the program in what DOJ calls “Indian Country”. The program has now grown to 40+ FBI Indian Country Victim Specialists. She also was privileged to help implement the CAP Crash Assistance Program for the SD Highway Patrol, and assisted with developing the first Victim Assistance Academy training for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Victim Specialists.
