Name: Aaron Thomas
Age: 38
Occupation: Family Advocate and Artist
Business/workplace: Kids Central Inc.
Grand goal in life: Make the world a better place.
When not working, I . . . Paint, attend art shows and spend time with family and friends.
What I like about Ocala: The flourishing art scene.
Pet peeve: Unoriginality
Philosophy in a word: Originality
Personal superpower: Turning trauma into art.
Superhuman power I’d want. . . The ability to paint anything and everything.
Favorite cause: Supporting local
Guilty pleasure: Giant beers at the Keep
Historical dinner date: Stanislaw Szukalski. He was perhaps the most prolific art genius that has ever lived.
People who know me say I am . . . Unfiltered, funny, and dependable.
Biggest professional achievement: Surviving two wars.
Favorite part of profession: Protecting children at risk.
I indulge too much in. . . helping others’ needs over my own.
