INCOMING HEAD OF SCHOOL Dr. Matt Thomas

On November 11, 2022, it was with great joy that Trinity Christian School’s Board of Trustees announced Dr. Matt Thomas as Trinity’s next Head of School, effective August 1, 2023. He will succeed Dr. David Vanderpoel, who has led Trinity since 2005.

Dr. Thomas has served as the Executive Director of the Center for School Leadership at Baylor University. In this role, he oversaw the operations of the center and led development, strategy, planning, and the coordination of programs serving more than 900 schools. Dr. Thomas has worked in education for more than 25 years. Serving in Christian schools, Christian higher education, seminaries, the Christian non-profit sector, and pastoral ministry, he has devoted his career to strengthening Christian educational institutions for the flourishing of students, faculty, and staff.

Dr. Thomas grounds his leadership in a desire to catalyze leadership effectiveness in those helping Christian institutions best fulfill their missions. His interests include mentorship as a means to develop leadership within organizations, organizational culture and health, board competency, and spiritual formation. Ultimately, he seeks to assist Christian leaders in understanding their identity in Christ and how identity-focused leadership empowers one to effectively engage the seismic shifts facing Christian institutions.

Dr. Thomas has been married to Beth for 28 years and has three daughters: Emma (rising senior), Elli (rising freshman), and Abby (rising fifth-grade student).

Please join us in giving thanks to God for his gracious provision as we look forward to what he will do both in and through Trinity for generations to come.