Denise Thompson (She/Her)

Denise Thompson has been teaching for over twenty years at Orting High School in Orting, Washington. She is currently the STEM Club advisor and coaches a Technology Student Association team while also teaching CTE STEM, College in the High School computer science, and AP Biology. She serves in several leadership roles, including the building Instructional Leadership Team, serving as a BEST Mentor, and as a newly elected CSTA Washington Vice President. Denise has spent her career advocating for the integration of computer science and other core academic subjects, including exploring bioinformatics and brain-computer interface in computer science classes, as well as leading professional development supporting the integration of computational thinking, modeling, and data visualization within non-STEM courses. In addition, she served as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Capitol Hill Fellow in a senatorial office advancing STEM, education, and environmental priorities. On her down time, Denise enjoys hiking with her two cattle dogs Chip and Lucky, antiquing with her husband or playing Grandma to her five grand-children.