Matthew Derr

Matthew Derr (born July 12, 1967) is a foundation and higher education leader.

[1] In December 2010, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education awarded Derr with the organization's Chief Executive Leadership Award[2] and the Great Lakes Colleges Association recognized his efforts on behalf of liberal education with a visiting fellowship.

Under Derr's leadership, Sterling, which is among the smallest liberal arts colleges in the United States, experienced a period of rapid growth in student enrollment and philanthropic support, through the largest successful fundraising campaign in institutional history.

[3] Sterling expanded its emphasis on global field studies in 2016 with support from the Endeavor Foundation[4] and launched the Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems,[5] including, in 2015, a continuing education program named the School of the New American Farmstead.

He attended public schools before earning a Bachelor of Arts in History from Antioch College and Masters of Social Work in Community Organizing and Social Systems from the University of Michigan.

President Matthew Derr smiling and standing outside his home in Craftsbury Common, VT in front of a white paper birch tree and a green hemlock hedge
President Matthew Derr stands outside his home in Craftsbury Common, VT