Flower Mound Leadership
Paula Dwyer
Headmaster
Paula (Polly) Dwyer is a Texan, born and raised. She attended the University of Oklahoma on a French Horn scholarship but fell in love with the art of teaching and changed her major. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in School Administration. She began her teaching career in Noble and Moore Oklahoma. She taught college undergraduates “Models of Instruction” for the University of Oklahoma and supervised student teachers for several years before moving home to Texas to teach science at Highland Park. She obtained a second master’s in Life/Earth Science at the University of Texas, Dallas.
In 2003, she began teaching math, science, and history at Coram Deo Academy. The Dwyers chose to bring their three young children to CDA as it offered outstanding education with excellent teachers while including parents in the educational process. They believe in the parents’ responsibility to raise their children. In doing so, their children are equipped to manage the world’s challenges by filtering the information through the biblical worldview.
In 2005, Paula was promoted to be Logic School Principal. She was named the Flower Mound Campus Administrator and Logic/Rhetoric Principal in 2007. In 2016, Paula was named as the Distinguished Administrator of the Year for the Texas Private School Music Educators Association. She currently serves as the Rhetoric School Principal and Headmaster for the Flower Mound campus.
Paula is married to Paul and has three children, all who have graduated from CDA. Paula and her family attend Denton Bible church. She is a member of the choir. She loves athletics, the arts, history, and science. If you see her in car line, wave! She loves to greet the families of CDA.
Yvette Cavender
Grammar School Principal
Yvette Cavender began her partnership with CDA as a parent in 2004, when her children were in grammar school. Soon after, she began teaching second grade, and is now the Grammar School Principal at the Flower Mound campus. She has seen the benefits of classical education play out in the lives of her own children and considers it a privilege to collaborate with others in teaching and training students under CDA’s model.
Mrs. Cavender holds Bachelor’s degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Political Science and Economics. She is a certified teacher in the state of Texas.
Yvette and her husband live in Carrollton. Their son Chapin is a computational biophysicist at UC-San Diego and their daughter Raegan is currently a stay-home mom, but a grammar school teacher by trade.
Kristan Williams
Logic School Principal
Mrs. Kristan Williams has served at Coram Deo Academy’s Flower Mound Campus since August 2011. She began her work at CDA teaching 5th grade before moving into mathematics instruction for 5th, 6th, and 7th graders until moving into her current position as the Logic School Principal. Prior to joining CDA, Kristan helped launch a University-Model® School in The Woodlands, TX.
As Principal, Kristan desires to shepherd the hearts and minds of Logic School students during these formative middle school years. She hopes to encourage their growth in wisdom and virtue, while also walking alongside their families in a spirit of collaboration. Believing that education is discipleship, Kristan is committed to cultivating a Christ-centered culture where students are mentored to love the true, the good, and the beautiful.
Kristan and her husband, Cory, have been married since 1993 and are grateful parents to three children—all graduates of Coram Deo Academy.
Deanne Thomas
Rhetoric School Principal
DeAnne Thomas grew up in the DFW area and is a proud graduate of Texas A&M University, where she earned her undergraduate degree in education. She later completed her master’s in educational administration at the University of North Texas. DeAnne began her career teaching math at both of her alma maters, Hurst Junior High and L.D. Bell High School, also coaching and even driving a school bus during her time at Hurst Junior High. She then transitioned into school administration, serving at the high school level in Carroll ISD.
After the birth of her first child, DeAnne stepped away from public education to focus on her family. In 2018, she and her husband, Brad, enrolled their daughters at CDA. DeAnne joined the CDA faculty in 2019 as a math teacher and stepped into her current role as Rhetoric School Principal in 2023.
DeAnne and Brad have been married for over 20 years and have two daughters, one a 2023 graduate of CDA and one in the Class of 2026. She has a deep passion for partnering with parents, students, and faculty to cultivate wise thinkers and ethical servant-leaders who will shape culture for the glory of God. DeAnne considers it a joy and a privilege to walk alongside students during these formative years, helping them grow in character, confidence, and a love for learning. She is grateful to serve in a community that values truth, pursues excellence, and seeks Christ in all things. Her desire is for every student to be known, challenged, and encouraged as they discover the gifts God has given them and learn how to steward those gifts for His purposes.
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