Dwayne Thomas

B.S. Governmental Administration // Christopher Newport University M.A. Public Administration // Golden Gate University M.A. National Resource Strategy // Industrial College of the Armed Forces M.A Divinity // Regent University

Colonel (Retired) Dwayne Thomas is a born-again Christian, since 1975, who has been engaged in ministry for over 30 years. Colonel Thomas entered the Army in 1980 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Christopher Newport University and the College of William and Mary. Over his 40-year career, Colonel Thomas served in various Army and Department of Defense leadership and management assignments across the Continental United States and overseas in Germany and Japan. Additionally, he served as the Project Manager of Facilities Maintenance at Virginia State University.  His key assignments include:

Senior Logistics Analyst and Strategic Planner , Department of the Army – Logistics, Pentagon, Washington, D. C.

Chief Executive Officer (Commander) , 35th Supply and Services (Supply and Distribution) Battalion and Sagami General Depot/Installation, Sagami, Japan

Director, Reverse Logistics Operations , Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Executive Officer and Support Operations Officer , 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, V Corps, Katterbach, Germany

Chief Sustainment Concepts Branch , Futures and Concepts Center, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia

Project Manager/Director, Facilities Management, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia

Colonel Thomas’ educational background, coupled with his experience as an Army Officer, senior Department of the Army Civilian, and ministry as a Church Elder, enables him to effectively train and equip students to become effective leaders in life and ministry. He has been teaching at River City since 2022.

Colonel Thomas and his wife, Sandra, have been married 44 years. They have two adult children, a daughter-in-law, and three granddaughters.