Ava Thompson is the Co-Trustee of the Ava Gardner Living Trust and the great-niece and namesake of Ava Gardner. She is a retired educator with a BS Degree in Speech Communication and an MS Degree in Educational Administration. Over the span of her career she served as a high school English teacher, a middle school and high school principal, and a district level administrator. Ava is also recently retired from semi-professional drag racing and enjoys cycling and spending time with her four grandchildren.