Felecia Thompson to Deliver Fall Semester Commencement Address

Trinity’s fall semester 2018 commencement ceremony will take place in Ozinga Chapel Auditorium at 10 am on Saturday, Dec. 15. The College is pleased to announce that Felecia Thompson will deliver the commencement address.

Felecia Thompson is an Adjunct Professor of Formation at Northern Seminary, staff member for Christ Church of Oak Brook (Ill.), and an outgoing member of the Board of Trustees at Trinity.

Thompson is a native of the South Side of Chicago, a mother of two grown daughters, and has been married for 41 years to Steve. She received her bachelor of arts in sociology/psychology from DePaul University, a master of science in human services administration from Spertus College, and is currently pursuing a doctor of ministry degree at Bakke Graduate University in Seattle.  Her teaching gifts have led to instructional roles at Moody Bible Institute, Trinity Christian College, and now Northern Seminary.  She has utilized her administrative and leadership gifts in executive roles with the DeVos Family Foundation’s Urban Leadership Initiative, Trinity Christian College, the Family Care Network, and most recently Resilient, a project begun via the efforts of Christ Church of Oak Brook.

For most of the past years, Thompson has directed community partnership programs for Trinity Christian College, and then for World Vision, where she served as Executive Director of its Chicagoland operations, and Domestic Mission Director for Christ Church of Oak Brook.