Amy C. Sousa, Ph.D., serves as Chief Executive Officer of The Guild for Human Services, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive educational, residential, and clinical services for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, and complex behavioral and medical needs.
Throughout her career, Amy has focused on building stronger organizations and systems that enable people with disabilities and their families to live safer, more fulfilling, and more connected lives. Under her leadership, The Guild has expanded services, strengthened quality and safety, modernized facilities, and launched innovative initiatives that advance inclusion, employment, and community participation.
Before joining The Guild, Amy served as Executive Director of Wediko Children's Services. Earlier in her career, she held executive leadership positions in national and statewide nonprofit organizations, provided technical assistance to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, consulted for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and served as a graduate fellow in the Office of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Amy's research on disability advocacy and healthcare access has been published in Symbolic Interaction, Disability Studies Quarterly, and The Journal of Children and Poverty. She also has held faculty appointments at Boston College and the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
She holds master's degrees from the London School of Economics and Dartmouth College and earned both her bachelor's and doctoral degrees from Boston College.
Guild CEO named a finalist for Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Award.