Loretta Thompson, Eastern Region State Advisor

Loretta has been a local advisor since 2009, WV HOSA State Advisor since 2016 and the Eastern Region State Advisor Board Representative since 2021. She received the Goodheart-Wilcox award at the 2022 International Leadership Conference. Loretta graduated from the University of Charleston with her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing and from Marshall University with her Master’s in Adult & Career Technical Education. She has been a registered nurse since 2002 and in 2008, she became a Health Science Education, Certified Nursing Assistant instructor at Boone Career Center. Loretta loves going to church, spending time with family, and traveling.