Thomas (Tomas) Hernandez is a U.S. Army Service-Connected Veteran and 3rd generation military. He is a former non-commissioned officer and completed a primary leadership development course (PLDC). Tomas served for seven years on active duty for the U.S. Army and spent one year in the national guard.

He is currently a social worker, therapist, diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant, certified nutrition coach, and personal trainer. He has met the requirements to be a clinical social worker and is taking the following steps to get licensed as an LCSW. His philosophy is practicing person-centered care when helping clients with substance use or mental health challenges. He is a licensed therapist in Utah as a certified social worker (CSW). He is also licensed in Missouri and Kansas as an LMSW.

He will be certified as a health coach with the American Council on Exercise in 2023. He is currently in training to be a yoga therapist, and he will specialize in Yoga Nidra and Irest, which are effective for depression, anxiety, and PTSD. He will be certified in RYT 200 when he completes in training in May of 2023. He will be doing his yoga training through Centered City Yoga, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. He will be providing individual and group classes as a therapist. He currently works in substance use and mental health services and enjoys serving others regarding their recovery and providing treatment as a therapist. He is trained and has performed as a certified peer support specialist, an equine-assisted psychotherapist, and a sports performance coach. He has presented himself as a motivational speaker regarding his own life and discussed topics such as growing up in poverty, being homeless and receiving mental health services through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He discusses the barriers of these challenges in his life and is an advocate for other Veterans and their families to receive services. He has learned to ask for help regarding his recovery and struggles with mental health. This experience led to him working in the recovery community and providing service as a peer support specialist for eight years. His grandfather (Faustino Hernandez) and father (David Hernandez) both served in the military and are combat Veterans. Thomas combines knowledge of different disciplines such as behavioral science, physical education, exercise physiology, sport psychology, and kinesiology.

He is a former middle school, high school, and college coach for cross country, track, and field sports. He is also a former high school student-athlete for collegiate cross country, track, and field sports. One of his goals and dreams as a high school teenager was to run into college. Shortly after the Army, he saw the movie "Rudy" which inspired him to be a walk-on for collegiate sports. This event inspired that he was a walk-on for the University of Norte Dame and play football. That gave him the idea to try out as a walk-on and made the team with MidAmerica Nazarene. His sports were cross country and track/field for middle and long distance, which were his specialties. He decided to give running another try in college after he left the Army. Again, he decided to try out as a walk-on and made the team with MidAmerica Nazarene University. His sports were cross country and track/field for middle and long distance, which were his specialties. He led physical training classes, also known as (P.T.) while serving in the U.S. Army.

He led physical training classes, also known as (P.T.) while serving in the U.S. Army. His education includes his A.A. in general studies from Central Texas College, a B.A. in Sports Management with an emphasis on athletic coaching, fitness, wellness, and a minor in psychology from MidAmerica Nazarene University, and his master's in social work (MSW) from the University of Missouri of Kansas City. Outside of social work and helping others reach their goals in health and wellness, he enjoys reading books, cooking, exercising, being around horses, hiking, and participating in yoga. He also enjoys board games, performing arts, listening to music, karaoke, improv comedy, and concerts. In addition, he loves spending time with his family and friends, listening to podcasts, and hanging out with his miniature dachshund, Pancho.