Shara N. Thompson

Shara N. Thompson holds a Master of Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in change leadership in equity and inclusion at the University of Central Arkansas. Thompson is the first hired female firefighter/paramedic for the Addison, TX, Fire Department and the first female cadet to graduate from Collin College Fire and EMS Academy. A licensed paramedic and graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, she holds a degree in interdisciplinary studies (psychology and sociology) from the University of Texas at Dallas and is a recipient of the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges National Leadership Inductee. Thompson holds severa graduate certificates in social sciences, including from Northwestern University and Cornell University.