Meri A. McCoy-Thompson

Background

McCoy-Thompson, Meri A. was born on October 22, 1963 in San Jose, California, United States. Daughter of Richard Carson McCoy and Gail Ann (Foster) Innes.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in International with distinction, Stanford University, 1985. Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, 1987.

Career

Program assistant, Catholic Relief Superior vena cava syndrome, Lome, Togo, 1987-1988; research assistant, staff writer, Worldwatch Institute, Washington, 1989-1990; project director, National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, since 1990. Intern, researcher assistant Congressman McCloskey, Washington, 1982. Studentin Tours, France, French language, history, culture, 1983.

Economics internU.S. Department State Agency for International Development,1986 (summer). Consultant World Bank on Africasocial development, (summer) 1990.

Connections

Married Steven Frank Thompson, August 13, 1988. Children: Matthias Thomas, Marie Kyrisa.

Father:

Richard Carson McCoy Innes

Mother:

Gail Ann (Foster) Innes

Spouse:

Steven Frank Thompson

child:

Marie Kyrisa McCoy-Thompson

child:

Matthias Thomas McCoy-Thompson