K.C. Thompson Email & Phone Number

Sammamish, WA, US

Remote

Sammamish, WA

• The key to the college application process is strategy. I help students and their family to:
• Create a balanced college list around financial and academic fit
• Select optimal high school classes that preserve college major options
• Scaffold student involvement in summer and after school activities
• Select teachers to write letters of recommendation
• Decide whether to apply Early Decision or Early Action

Remote

• Helped manage a multi-million dollar foundation with the goal of saving lives around the world
• Developed collaborative relationships with local and international charity partners, including Medical Teams International, US Dept. of State, Gates Foundation, and Madaktari Physician Training Partnership program.
• Identified, organized and facilitated cross-functional teams to develop collective vision and actionable outcome-based strategy.
• Engaged in performance improvement analysis to assess project efficacy, identify future opportunities for improvement, and provide specific recommendations for improving project outcomes.
• Leveraged initial funding to strategically attract ongoing support from large financial grants/partners.

Remote

• Hired by national organization to develop specialized curriculum to prepare teachers for Advanced Placement Human Geography.
• Primary consultant sought after for teaching curriculum across Midwest and Northeast.
• Assisted with development of AP Human Geography Annual Exams to ensure reliability and validity of test questions, and served as Exam Reader.
• Delivered workshops at National Council for Geographic Education and Association for American Geographers linking research and practice, particularly around concepts of population and scale.

Pittsburgh, PA

• Conducted extensive semi-annual evaluations to provide feedback to Program Directors requiring interviews among stakeholders within each school district and statistical analyses across 11 school districts.
• Participated in cross-functional teams among funders and organization leaders to assess program needs, ensure alignment of program outcomes with vision, and recommend concrete solutions.
• Facilitated workshops with teachers and administrators geared toward strategic change, with topics ranging from consensus building and buy-in to data driven decision making and capacity building.

Pittsburgh, PA

• Extensively trained in all aspects of research including large-scale literature reviews to assess current state of the art, pilot studies, instrument design, data collection and interviews, data analyses, and write-up.
• Skilled at data collection in multiple environments as a sole investigator ranging from classrooms and museums to the Kalahari Desert.
• Presented papers/posters at national conferences and published articles in leading peer-reviewed journals.
• Built relationships and collaborated with multiple stakeholders from a wide variety of backgrounds including professors, national level funders, well known researchers, teachers, administrators, and students.
• Won awards and recognition at the top of my field including research grant awards, a national fellowship, and local fellowships totaling over $50,000 during my graduate career.

Ph.D., Cognitive Studies In Education

Activities and Societies: • National Council for Geographic Education First Place Dissertation Award • National AERA/Spencer National.

Masters Of Arts In Teaching, Secondary Social Studies

Activities and Societies: Laura Fruchs Award for Excellence in Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geography

Activities and Societies: Graduated with University Honors, Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, National Geographic Society Senior of the Year.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geography With Honors, 3.76

Activities and Societies: • National Geographic Society Senior of the Year Award • Edward E. Carlson Volunteer of the Year Award •.

Bachelor'S Degree, Geography/Math Minor, 3.76

Activities and Societies: University Honors, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude, Edward E Carlson Volunteer of the Year Award 1995.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geography, Math Minor