Meet Chiquetta
Doctorate of Education. Master of Social Work. Author. Mom.
Dr. Chiquetta O. Thompson is a retired certified professional School Social Worker serving 30 years with the Savannah Chatham County Public School. She graduated from the University of Alabama-Birmingham with a degree in Social Work. She became a Bama girl in a Georgia world when she matriculated to the University of Georgia where she earned her Master's degree in the same field (Social Work). Dr. Thompson received her Doctoral degree in Education from Georgia Southern University.
Her passion for helping people and assisting them in improving their lives has led her to conduct workshops and training on various social issues aimed at empowerment and continuing education. She recently presented to the 2015 National Association of Social Workers Georgia Chapter 28th Annual Conference.
Dr. Thompson comes from a family that strongly values education. These values resulted in Dr. Thompson’s quest for a doctorial degree from Georgia Southern University, in Statesboro, Georgia. A doctorial degree is a challenging task in and of itself; however, Dr. Thompson was able to complete her dissertation facing the struggles and challenges of a breast cancer diagnosis. Her tenacity and perseverance catapulted her into the collegiate arena where she has served as an adjunct professor of Social Worker at Savannah State University and Sociology at the University of Phoenix and Strayer University.
She currently holds the position of Youth Education Manager at the Mediation Center of Coastal Empire. She is a Georgia registered civil mediator who develops and conducts conflict resolution training and peer-mediation training for children and youth.
She is the self-published author of I like Peanuts…but Peanuts Don’t Like Me and My Pineapple Eyes two beautifully illustrated children’s books with practical lessons teaching children how to manage food allergies.
She is active in church and her community where she continues to serve and empower others. Dr. Thompson is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoys traveling and reading.
