Crystal Thompson

Crystal Thompson brings nearly 20 years of international experience to the Board, with a deep commitment to global development, health education, and project management. She spent a decade in Madagascar, beginning as a Peace Corps volunteer and continuing with a role in a WASH project, as Grants Manager at the U.S. Embassy, and as a project and operations manager for a private chocolate company. After returning to Washington, DC, Crystal dedicated nine years to managing USAID-funded projects focused on advancing health worldwide. Madagascar remains a special place in her heart, inspiring a lifelong passion for building partnerships and continuing to impact communities there.

Crystal holds a Master of Arts in social work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She is fluent in Malagasy and has retrievable French language skills.