Meet the Coaches: Laura Thompson!

Today we are continuing our 'Meet the Coaches' series with Educational Coach Laura Thompson!

Laura Thompson was born in Central Florida. After graduating from high school, Laura moved to Tallahassee, Florida, to attend college at Florida State University. While at FSU, Laura discovered her love of fiction writing and had the honor of studying under many talented writers, including a Pulitzer Prize winner.

After graduating from FSU with a Bachelor’s of Arts in English, with a concentration in creative writing and a double minor in philosophy and psychology, in 2004, Laura moved to the Northern Virginia area and began her Master of Fine Arts, (MFA) Creative Writing program at George Mason University. Although her MFA concentration was in Fiction, she also studied other forms of writing as well as classical and contemporary literature.

During her final year in the MFA program, Laura worked as a Teaching Assistant at the George Mason Writing Center. There she tutored both college and graduate level students in writing, helping students with term papers, theses and dissertations. It was while at the Writing Center that Laura honed her tutoring abilities, working with students of all ages, many of whom were ESL.

After graduating with her MFA, Laura went into the business world. However, her lifelong love of teaching remained and this drew Laura to seek an outlet. She found fulfillment through private, one-on-one tutoring. It is Laura’s desire to help her students accomplish academic goals and also instill in them a deep curiosity and love of learning. She has been privately tutoring since 2007 and with Linder Educational Coaching since 2009.

Presently, Laura works as a Senior Proposal Manager for an IT medical government contractor and as a tutor with Linder Educational Coaching. In her free time, Laura likes to cook, write short stories, play flag football, and go to concerts and sporting events.

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