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About Lin

Author: Lin Rajan Thomas is the author of the multicultural children's fiction book, Every Sparrow was Made to Fly.  #EverySparrowWasMadeToFly . She is a published author with Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul 2 and Preteens Talk, part of the NY Times best-selling series, published in over 32 languages and 100 countries. She has published with ProjectManagement. com run by PMI (Project Management Institute).


Coach & Entrepreneur:  Ms. Thomas is the Co-Founder of Yay Learner, Learning with a Yay. Yay Learner conducts workshops in Creative Writing, Public Speaking, Python Programming and Effective Communications. She was Primary Coach for a team that competed at the Worlds Finals of Odyssey of the Mind Tournaments. She was also a Core Values Robotics coach and a Math coach. 

Speaker: Ms. Thomas is the winner of 10 awards at Area and Division Level of Toastmaster's International contests. She is the Host of the highly ranked podcast - A 5 min shot of Motivation & Positivity~ The Yay Learner Podcast


IT Leader: She has 18+ years in IT Management and has held several leadership positions leading  teams of IT professionals.  Lin has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a Diploma in Writing for Children from the Institute of Children's Writers, Connecticut.   

Positions served: 


  • Ms. Thomas served as a Literary Judge for Hunt District PTA- Reflections 2020 competition that covers Loudoun County, Clarke County, Frederick County, Warren County and Winchester City.   
  • VP- Public Relations of the Dulles South Toastmaster's Club. 
  • VP Fundraising of Eagle Ridge Middle School PTA  
  • Previously the Editor, Secretary and Youth Liaison of KAGW, a non-profit organization based in the DC Metro area. Currently serving as a Virginia Mentor for the KAGW Youth Club.     


Accomplishments, Awards & Certifications: 


  • Certificate in Exercising Leadership by HarvardX, Harvard University 
  • Intelligent Property Award (IP) for her leadership 
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) by PMI since 2011. 
  • The Yay Learner Podcast was listed as #9 in the Top Podcasts of 2020 on Positive Attitude by PlayerFM.   
  • Podcast listed #3 in the Top Podcasts on Pandemic -How To by Pod.Casts.Io
  • Toastmaster International awards at District, Area and Division levels for International Speech, Table Topics, Humorous and Tall Tales categories in 2020 competitions. 

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