[2] Thompson was born in Salem, Oregon, the daughter of L. Wayne and Bernis Nelson Schrunk.

She attended North Salem High School[3] and received the degrees of Bachelor of Music, cum laude from Lewis and Clark College[4] and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, summa cum laude, from the University of Utah.

[11] She led these manufacturers for 14 years in conducting research in US hospitals and producing better products integrated with one another.

[3] On March 24, 2010, Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick, accompanied by Liechtenstein's Ambassador to the United States, Claudia Fritsche, and Ambassador Roland Marxer, Director of the Liechtenstein Office for Foreign Affairs, installed Thompson as Honorary Consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States of America and Head of Post.

[16] Thompson will help Liechtenstein to widen its outreach to the Pacific Northwest and she will play a central role in increasing awareness of the Principality.