Stephanie Mathew Thomas

Head - Education Growth | Sustainability | Strategic Partnerships

Kuwait

About

4th generation Kuwait-born Indian to Indian-American parents. Happily married. Residing in Kuwait and Bahrain. My family and I are owner-operators in the social care sector across the GCC of K-12 schools by Stellar Education. I am passionate about strategically growing education in the region by driving sustainable practices and spearheading partnerships. Through my world exposure, I lead initiatives for our community that integrate sustainability into operations, curriculum, and synergistic partnerships, inspiring socially responsible leaders. With experience in expansion, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement, I position Stellar Education as a champion for quality education through positive impact and reach. In my heritage is Al Essa Group, a family-owned and operated legacy business also in the social care sector, started in 1976 by my grandparents that remains successful growing from strength to strength over the years. Al Essa provides turnkey healthcare solutions for public institution projects and private home health solutions for the young, middle-aged and elderly. Through our endeavours in Education and Healthcare, we are committed leaders that ensure long-term stability and growth. Let's collaborate for a sustainable and thriving future.

Experience

  • Stellar Education (Kuwait)
    • Head - Sustainability and Strategic Growth
      Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

      Directing and leading social responsibility initiatives across our school communities while enhancing operational efficiencies and spearheading strategic business growth through synergistic partnerships.

    • Corporate Social Responsibility Executive
      Nov 2018 - Jun 2023 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      Lead several key community engagement initiatives for Stellar schools with the primary purpose of providing value to our various stakeholders namely students, teaching faculty, specialist staff and parents through workshops, seminars, social and community events. These initiatives empowered our community to leverage their evolved skills and strengths across contexts raising the bar for education in Kuwait having built a lasting legacy for generations of the people we serve.

  • Demand Generation Associate at TMC Group
    May 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Web Developer at Virtus Holding
    May 2015 - Jun 2015 · 2 mos

    Liaised with client, researched trending web designs and visual imagery, created web page layouts, proposed initial design concepts, created content and final website design