Amy C. Sousa, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to improving healthcare, promoting safety, and enhancing the autonomy of individuals and families with a special focus on trauma and disabilities. She serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The Guild for Human Services, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive clinical, educational, and residential support for children and adults with developmental, intellectual, and emotional disabilities.
Prior to her current role, Amy was the Executive Director of Wediko Children’s Services, where she provided strategic and operational leadership across specialized healthcare, education, and mental health services in three states. Her extensive experience also includes leadership positions such as Executive Director of the National Organization for Victim Assistance, Interim Executive Director of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, and Public Policy Manager for the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Additionally, she has served as a technical assistance provider for the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, a consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and a graduate fellow in the Office of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Amy’s research on advocacy for people with disabilities and their access to healthcare has been published in Symbolic Interaction, Disability Studies Quarterly, and The Journal of Children and Poverty. She has held faculty positions at Boston College and the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Her advocacy work has taken her across the United States, as well as to Europe and Africa.
She holds master's degrees from the London School of Economics and Dartmouth College, and earned both her bachelor’s and doctorate degrees from Boston College.
Guild CEO named a finalist for Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Award.