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Ms. Thompson-King began her NASA career in 1986, when she joined the Office of Chief Counsel at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. At Goddard, she provided advice on federal acquisitions, tort claims, personnel actions and Freedom of Information Act requests. In 1991, Ms. Thompson-King moved to NASA Headquarters to become a Senior Attorney responsible for litigating protests before the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals, and in 1995 she became the Deputy Associate General Counsel (Contracts). Before joining NASA, Ms. Thompson-King was an attorney at the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Washington, DC, where she enforced Federal accessibility laws and regulations.

Ms. Thompson-King was awarded NASA's Exceptional Achievement Medal in recognition of her litigation accomplishments. In 2002, she received a Director’s Commendation for her dedicated service to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Also, Ms. Thompson-King is a frequent panelist and lecturer on government contract issues.

Recently, Ms. Thompson-King became a member of the Board for the Queen Anne School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. In that capacity, she also serves as Co-Chair of the Education Committee. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Thompson-King was a founding member of the Robert Goddard Montessori School PTSA and served as the PTSA President for two years.

In 1980, Ms. Thompson-King received an A.B. in Government from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and in 1984, she earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC.