Thomas Boelter graduated with an M.S. degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin -Madison and B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. Thomas is an Enrolled Forest County Potawatomi tribal member and is currently employed by the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin as the Health and Wellness Administrator.

Thomas has both lived and worked in Indian Country for over twenty years. He has spent the last eleven years working for the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe of Wisconsin as an Executive Council Member, Executive Director of the Forest County Potawatomi Foundation, and in his current position. In addition, he has served on the Forest County Potawatomi Investment Committee for more than five years.