The Diocese of St. Augustine is proud to announce the appointment of Tricia V. Finkenberg as our new Assistant Superintendent. A true trailblazer and visionary in American education, Tricia Finkenberg has dedicated her distinguished career to building future-ready learning ecosystems that redefine student potential.

Her unique global perspective, honed by her experience leading schools in both Europe and the Middle East, informs her work today. In her role, she will oversee a robust network of 38 schools and over 12,000 students, leading with a mandate to foster academic excellence, spiritual depth, and strategic innovation.

Finkenberg has garnered national attention for her pioneering work in leveraging technology to bridge opportunity gaps. Her signature initiative, the “Ignite Learning” program, seamlessly integrates an AI-powered learning platform across a portfolio of schools. This system provides every student with a personalized, adaptive curriculum and equips educators with powerful real-time data to tailor instruction. This isn’t merely a technology rollout; it is a systemic redesign of how education is delivered.

As a master strategist and coalition builder, Finkenberg’s leadership is defined by an extraordinary ability to unite diverse stakeholders from principals and clergy to parents and policymakers behind a single, ambitious vision. She leads with a rare combination of decisive action, data-driven rigor, and an unwavering commitment to equity and compassion. Tricia Finkenberg’s work transcends the traditional role of a superintendent; she is an architect of educational systems, a champion of inclusive excellence, and a formidable voice in the national conversation on the future of learning.