ABOUT MARY ANN THOMPSON, ACC etermination. Endurance. Empathy. The ability to work within and to lead a team. Those qualities have enabled Mary Ann Thompson to survive divorce and single parenthood; to juggle the demands of family, college and career, rising from entry-level factory worker to staff engineer during her 24 years with IBM; to survive multiple battles with breast cancer; and to complete two 26.2-mile marathons - so far.  Working at night and studying during the day, Mary Ann balanced single parenthood with part-time college to earn a degree in electronics. She was promoted to engineer and led many project teams, co-developed training seminars and workshops, and gave numerous presentations. Mary Ann retired from IBM as a staff engineer and began her coaching business in 2002. Mary Ann has been certified by the International Coaching Federation  as an Associate Certified Coach.   She is a graduate of the Graduate School of Coaching at Coachville and is an Edge Foundation coach having completed advanced training with Jodi-Sleeper Triplett in coaching high school and college students with ADHD and Joyce Kubik.       "From my personal experiences, I bring to coaching a capacity to emphathize, especially in ADHD as my grandson has this diagnosis.  From my professional experience, I bring my communication, organization and problem-solving skills." Mary Ann Thompson lives in Endicott, N.Y. with her husband Alan.  CONTACT US