District Administrator / Education Consultant / Author
Dr. Matthew Woods has served for more than 13 years assisting students, educators, and schools in a variety of roles. His professional experience includes being a high school social studies teacher, middle and high school assistant principal, middle school principal, director of student support services, assistant superintendent of student services, adjunct professor, and a field instructor for student-teachers. Additionally, Dr. Woods hosts an education podcast, Leading Out the Woods, and is an accomplished keynote speaker, educational consultant and author.
Dr. Woods has earned a B.S. in History and Social Studies from Ferrum College, M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Administration from Virginia Tech, graduate certificate in Education Law and Policy and Educational Specialist in Middle Grades Education from the University of Georgia, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Administration from Radford University.