Thomas Thao

Thomas Thao has held various roles in the education sector, starting as a Special Education Teacher at Milwaukee Public Schools in 2015. Thomas went on to work as an Education Specialist at Rocketship Education in 2017 and as an Operations Director at Teach For America in the same year. In 2018, they became a Climate Specialist at Milwaukee Public Schools before joining Hiawatha Academies as Director of Operations in 2019. In 2020, they served as a Successor Principal at KIPP Minnesota. Currently, Thomas is working at New Millennium Academy, where they started as an Assistant Principal in 2021 and is now the Vice President of Academics and Principal since June 2022. Additionally, Thomas has gained experience in other roles including a House Adviser/Resident Adviser at the University of California San Diego, a Hmong Education and Community Outreach Intern at Boat People SOS, and a School Leadership Fellow at Schools That Can Milwaukee.

Thomas Thao has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering. Thomas also holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Urban Special Education from Cardinal Stritch University, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Ethnic Studies from UC San Diego. Thomas has additionally completed the Guided Language Acquisition Design certification program offered by Be GLAD and has obtained the Special Education Cross Categorical - Middle Childhood to Early Adolescence certification from Cardinal Stritch University. It is unclear when they obtained these certifications. Furthermore, they have completed a Thai Studies program at Thammasat University. Thomas also has an Administrative Principal License K-12 from the Minnesota Board of School Administrators, but the month and year of obtaining this license are not specified.