Background
Thomson, Marti Ellen was born on February 5, 1951 in Fairfield, Illinois, United States. Arrived in Malaysia, 1982. Daughter of Roy Lloyd and Priscilla (Adams) Thomson.
educational association administrator
Thomson, Marti Ellen was born on February 5, 1951 in Fairfield, Illinois, United States. Arrived in Malaysia, 1982. Daughter of Roy Lloyd and Priscilla (Adams) Thomson.
Bachelor, American University, 1971. Master of Arts, School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1981.
Teacher, Peace Corps, Senegal, Africa, 1972-1974;
assistant director, English Language Training Institute, Rasht, Iran, 1975-1977;
research assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1977;
research, Center for Comparative International Studies, Senegal, 1979;
consultant, United States Agency for International Development, Juba, Sudan, 1981;
director, Malaysian-American Commision on Ednl. Exch. (MACEE), Kuala Lumpur, since 1982;
director, United States Information Agency Regional Advising Cons., East Asia, since 1984. Consultant United States Information Agency in China, Micronesia, Samoa, Indonesia, Thailand, Fiji, Philippines, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, Cambodia, Laos, since 1984, East Asia regional conference coordinator, 1984, 88, 91, 94.
Member of advisory board Peterson's Guides, Princeton, New Jersey, since 1986.
Board of directors International School Kuala Lumpur, since 1987, chairman since 1992, American Universities.Alumni of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, since 1986. Coordinator board directors East Asia Regional Council Overseas Schools, 1991-1994. Member of advisory board Linden Ednl.
Superior vena cava syndrome, Bethesda, Maryland., 1986-1992. Member National Association for Foreign Students Affairs-Association for International Educators (regional coordinator 1986-1988), Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Phi, AlphaChi Omega.
Married Edward Allen Quirk, November 24, 1979. Children: Megan Linda, Kristin Devon, Ashley Lauren.