Tom Williams possesses a wide range of experiences in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. He worked in the Executive Branch of federal, state, and county governments, in corporate America, small businesses, internationally renowned charitable organizations, and as a government contractor.To earn money for college Tom worked as a newspaper boy, a gravedigger, a farm hand, grocery bagger, jewelry store clerk, and in a steel foundry. After military service, he was employed in a social services department and later as an emergency manager. In private industry, Tom worked for an insurance company and in customer service for a dry cleaning business. As a volunteer and later employee of non-profit organizations, he helped people find jobs, performed fundraising activities, and trained volunteers to aid citizens affected by natural disasters. Tom rejoined the government helping communities face the challenges of terrorism and other crises like active shooters.He is a disabled veteran who lived, served, traveled, and vacationed on six continents in more than forty countries.

Tom has appeared on local morning television and noontime radio talk shows and has conducted crisis management seminars in Asia, Europe, and the United States.Tom was born in the Sandhills region of western Nebraska. He attended private and public schools and, as was typical for young boys, participated in Scouting and played several sports. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, and commissioning as a Second Lieutenant, United States Army. Tom achieved magna cum laude honors obtaining a Masters from the Martin School of Public Administration and Public Policy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.Since his retirement, Tom has focused on writing. His first work, completed in 2015 and given to his family, was a 600-page, four-year effort tracing his family genealogy from their arrival in the New World in the late 1600s until today. Tom, his wife Judy, and their Main Coon cat "Nora" now reside in Kansas.

He can be reached through the Contact page of his website, www.allwetpublishing.com.