Jerod Thomas
President/CEO
Jerod Thomas M.Ed., CADC, has been the President, CEO of the Shepherds House since January 2016. Jerod began his treatment career as a drug and alcohol counselor at WestCare Kentucky, a non-profit substance abuse program located in Ashcamp, KY. He was later named the Program Director for WestCare, at the Boyle County Detention Center. Jerod was ultimately promoted to Deputy Administrator at WestCare. He supervised and managed the day-to-day operations at all of the treatment facilities in the state of Kentucky. This included one inpatient treatment center, two prison programs, two day reporting programs, two transitional living programs, two homeless shelters, and a university student assistance program.
Sean Schomp
Director of Operations
Sean Schomp was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky where he attended Lexington Catholic High School. He earned a B.A. in Public Relations from Eastern Kentucky University. After graduation, Sean acquired his Kentucky Real Estate license where he managed shopping centers and rental properties in the Central Kentucky area. Sean entered the Recovery field from his own battles with the disease of alcohol and addiction. Recovery allowed Sean to experience a life he did not think was possible away from drugs and alcohol. Through Sean's journey a strong passion for recovery awakened in him that he wants to pass onto other people struggling with this devastating disease. Sean works in our transitional residential treatment programs in Lexington, and still practices real estate part time.