Shea-Alison Thompson is a devoted teacher, writer and entrepreneur with nearly 30 years of classroom experience. She has taught regular and special education classes to students in all grade levels, from pre-K to college, in urban and rural schools. Thompson currently teaches online and provides coaching services for K-12 teachers who need encouragement and support. She recently launched L.I.F.T. the Teachers, an online business, and is also completing her debut novel. She comes from a family of Trojans and is a triple USC alum, with undergraduate and graduate degrees from the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the USC Rossier School of Education, respectively.