He is originally from Massachusetts and attended college in Illinois at Northwestern University studying Arts Education. After graduation, he worked in Los Angeles for non-profit organizations including the Story Pirates & Young Storytellers which both provide arts education to underserved populations in LA. He has taught abroad in Italy utilizing theatre & improvisation to facilitate english language learning. In San Diego, he served as the Education Program Manager at the San Diego Junior Theatre directing camp programming and teaching core classes. Before working at High Tech High, Matt attended the graduate school of education at Stanford receiving his Master's in Education through their STEP program. He is focused on bringing social justice into the classroom, creating equitable learning environments, & using project-based learning to develop innovative, progressive learning experiences for all students.