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THOMPSON — After the retirement of Ken Ebbitt, Dan Atwood has taken the reins as chairman of the Trinity Foundation.
Atwood, of Woodstock, first joined the board in 2004. Atwood has served as a member of the Executive Committee and was also appointed the chairman of the Search Committee for the New Head of School in 2010.
Originally from West Roxbury, Mass., Atwood attended the Roxbury Latin School and Middlebury College, where he studied American Literature. Atwood, who is now retired, worked for 27 years at United Natural Foods, a natural foods distribution company. While there, Atwood held a variety of responsibilities, including chief marketing officer. From the time he started to the time he retired, he saw United Natural Foods grow from $2.5 million in annual sales to $3.8 billion.
Atwood is the parent of two Marianapolis graduates. Atwood describes himself as a family man and has been married to his wife Mary for 32 years. Together, they have seven children and three grandchildren. In addition to being a board member, Atwood spends much of his time volunteering to help the community. In the early 1990s, Atwood was the chairman of the Woodstock Board of Education. Currently, he serves as the chairman of the Woodstock Water Pollution Control Authority and as a member of the Woodstock Historic District Commission.