As Vice President of Original Programming at BET Networks, Thomas develops, launches and supervises production of alternative series and specials for BET and leads development for sister network, CENTRIC. She was instrumental in developing, launching and overseeing production of BET's all-time highest rated reality series, Tiny & Toya and spin-off Toya: A Family Affair.  Other projects for BET include: Apollo Live, Keyshia Cole: Family First, BET Takes Hollywood (Oscars Special), The Mo'Nique Show, The Judge Mathis Project, and Procter & Gamble-branded talk series, My Black is Beautiful. She is currently working on the millennial targeted talk show, The Keke Palmer Project.

Prior to joining BET, Thomas was Vice President of Development and Production at NBC Universal Television Distribution for 5 years where she launched and oversaw production of the Emmy Award-winning and only daily reality series, Starting Over. Other projects for NBCUTD included The Other Half, The Remarkable Journey,Rebecca’s Garden and Blind Date. Thomas also served as Executive Director of Development and Production at TLC where she developed and oversaw production of pilots and series including Emmy-winning A Baby Story, 10 Years Younger, and Home Made Simple.

Thomas began her career as a sales executive, selling syndicated programming and ad time before shifting over to the programming side.

Thomas is a cum laude graduate of Princeton University and earned her MBA from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. She is also a Betsy Magness Leadership Institute Fellow and resides in Los Angeles.

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