Monique Thornton, LCSW, CEAP, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Employee Assistance Professional, and healthcare executive coach with over 30 years of diverse clinical and program management experience. She currently serves as Director of the Employee Assistance Program at ECU Health. There, she oversees strategic planning, program and policy development, and operations of all EAP services. Additionally, she partners with the Chief Well-being Officer in the development and implementation of well-being services. Her primary interests include coaching, incorporating mindfulness practices into workplace well-being programs, providing robust, trauma-informed critical incident response, and promoting resilience and life-work harmony. Monique has also served as President of the International Association of Employee Assistance Programs in Education (IAEAPE) in 2021 and regularly speaks at conferences and round-table events, most recently at the Employee Assistance European Forum in Prague in 2024.