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Matthew Mahan

Matthew Mahan is an American politician and tech entrepreneur currently serving his first term on the San Jose City Council as the District 10 Councilmember representing over 100,000 constituents in the Almaden Valley, Blossom Valley, and Vista Park neighborhoods. Previously, Mahan served as the Co-Founder and CEO of Brigade Media, a tech company intended to empower voters to shape the policies and elections that affect their lives by declaring their beliefs, organizing with like-minded people, and taking collective action.
== Early Life and Education ==
Mahan was born and raised in Watsonville, California. He attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose on a work-study scholarship. Mahan made a daily fifty-mile commute on public transportation between the two cities. Mahan attended Harvard College and graduated Latin honors|magna cum laude in 2005 with a degree in social studies. He was elected as student body president at Harvard University. While in high school, Mahan worked with former State Senator Jim Jim Beall (California politician)|Beall and former Santa Clara Counsel Ann Ravel.Mahan cites these experiences as monumental to his decision to enter local politics.
== Career ==
After graduating from Harvard, Mahan had offers to attend law school at Harvard Law School and Yale Law School. However, Mahan also received a Michael C Rockefeller Memorial Fellowship and chose to spend the next year working on economic development projects in Bolivia. Mahan then joined Teach For Teach for America where he taught seventh and eighth grade english and history at Joseph George Middle School in Alum Rock, Alum Rock. 
In 2008, Mahan was the seventh-hire at a startup led by Sean Parker and Joe Green (entrepreneur)|Joe Green. Together, they formed Causes (company)|Causes, an early Facebook application that allowed Facebook users to form groups around common interests, spread awareness and raise money for nonprofit organizations. At Causes, from 2009 to 2014, Mahan rose from Director of Nonprofit Partnerships to Vice President of Business Development, then COO, and finally CEO and President, while the company attracted more than 186 million users in 157 countries.
In 2014, Parker and Mahan then launched Brigade with more than $9 million in investment from Parker, venture capitalist Ron Conway, Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff, and others. Brigade was created as a social media for civi engagement. Mahan stated that there was high desire for a tech platform in the political realm that makes the voter experience more transparent and accessible. In 2018, Brigade had over half-million users.In 2019, Brigade was acqui-hired by Pinterest and its technology was purchased by Countable.
Mahan also serves as the Co-Chair of the Joint Venture of Silicon Valley and on the advisory committee of the California Civic Engagement Project at the University of Southern California. 
Category:American politicians
Category: American tech entrepreneurs
Category: American entrepreneurs
Matthew McKagan

Matt McKagan (born April 8, 1961) in Seattle, WA, is a Grammy-nominated, award-winning Music Educator at Lindero Canyon Middle School in Agoura Hills, CA. 
==National Awards==
On 26 October 2022, McKagan was named a semi-finalist for the Grammy's 2023 Music Educator Award. 
McKagan previously won national music education awards including the Mr. Holland's Opus Award in 2017, given at Carnegie Hall to the most inspiring Music Educators in the nation, along with the Los Angeles Music Center's 1999 BRAVO Award, which honors innovation and creativity in arts education.
Under McKagan's direction, Lindero Jazz Band "A" or Combo (2018) won first place in the middle school division at Reno Jazz Festival during years: 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018.
==Performance Career==
McKagan performed as a hornist and recorded with his brother, Duff McKagan, on several Guns N' Roses albums including the "Live and Let Die" track on Use Your Illusion I.
==Personal==
McKagan lives in Agoura Hills, CA with his wife, Rachel West. They have two children, Andrew and Sarah.
Category:1961 births
Category:People from Seattle
Category:Music educators
Matthew Miele

Matthew Miele is a film director, writer and producer known for Always at The Carlyle (2018), Harry Benson: Shoot First (2016) and Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013)..
Other films include Last Night in New York (2022), about the life of New York Social Diary's David Patrick Columbia and the social, historical and cultural domain of NYC that he has been reporting on for decades, as well as Crazy About Tiffany's (2016).
Most recently, Miele released his authorized documentary about filmmaker Alan J. Pakula titled Alan Pakula: Going for Truth on Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV and Google Play. The film features Pakula collaborators such as Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, and Jeff Bridges.
Upcoming films include Finding Satoshi, an investigative documentary diving into the origins of Bitcoin and its mysterious alleged creator known as Satoshi Nakamoto. He has untitled documentaries about costume designer Bob Mackie, American television writer Alan Zweibel, and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky currently in production
He is the writer and director of Gentleman Gangster (2010), Eavesdrop (2008) and Everything's Jake (2000).
Category:Film directors
Category:Writers
Category:Producers
Matthew P. Rosenberg

Matthew P. Rosenberg is an American author, best known for writing the science fantasy novel Verelion (stylized VERELION).
===Verelion Series===
Verelion was first self-publishing by Rosenberg in April of 2023. In November of 2023 Verelion was republished under Leaf & Literature Publishing. Work on Verelion began in March of 2020
===Personal Life===
Rosenberg is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hiking and motorcycling.
He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife, Spencer, and their two dogs, Katara and Momo.
Category:American authors
Category:People from Knoxville, Tennessee
Category:American people
Matthew Paul Shoup

Matthew Paul Shoup, commonly known as Matt Shoup, is an American entrepreneur, author, martial artist, and keynote speaker. He is the founder and owner of M & E Painting and Roofing, M & E Real Estate Ventures, Life on the Lake, Shoup Commercial, and Sevilla Holdings and co-founder of Northern Colorado Jiu Jitsu and RiRy. 
===Career===
He founded a painting company M & E Painting in 2005.Shoup then established Shoup Commercial in 2008, M & E Real Estate Ventures in 2016, Sevilla Holdings in 2019, M & E Roofing Solutions in 2020, and Life on The Lake in 2021.
Shoup co-founded RiRy in 2010. At RiRy, he co-invented and patented the Pirate Patch Drywall Repair Tool in 2010 with RiRy cofounder David Sward.
Shoup has been a real estate broker associate at C3 Real Estate Solutions since 2016. As of 2023, he owns M & E Painting and Roofing, Shoup Commercial, M & E Real Estate Ventures, Sevilla Holdings, and Life on The Lake.
===Publications===
* Become an Award Winning Company, Amazon, 2011
* Painted Baby: Connect with Clients through Brave and Vulnerable Storytelling, Loincrest Publishing, 2023 
Category:American entrepreneurs
Category:American people
Category:Author
Category:Martial artists
Matthew Rodriguez

Matthew Rodriguez, aka Briar Bonifacio, aka dearninja, is a visual and street artist known for his works contributing to the graffiti, mural, community art, painting, and visual art scene in Austin, Texas.
== Biography ==
Matthew Rodriguez is a fourth generation resident of Austin, Texas. He describes himself as a "Kung fu Artist" and practices martial arts, a hobby that he began in his youth with his father, who was a boxer for the U.S. Army. Rodriguez is regarded as "[o]ne of Austin's most celebrated street artists."
== Career ==
Matthew Rodriguez, also known as Briar Bonifacio and Dear Ninja, is credited as the first street artist in Austin.. He began creating street art in 1994 and has developed a distinct, Whimsy style inspired by Jim Henson, Dr. Seuss, and Barry McGee. His works incorporate distinct anthropomorphic characters. Some of his most notable recurring characters are animals (such as a bandana-wearing cat, butler dogs, and birds), a wasabi blob, rainbows, and expressive trees. Rodriguez has been selected for exhibitions in art galleries in Austin, Texas|Austin, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City|New York, Hong Kong, and Philadelphia. His work "Stray" is in the permanent collection of the Mexic-Arte museum in Austin, Texas. 
Co-chief New York Times art critic Holland Cotter hailed one of Rodriguez's works, "Sir Shaully Van Snooten Haufer", as a "tour de force" at the 2007 Dietch Parade in New York City. The Austin Chronicle's 2021 readers' poll named him the graphic artist "Best of Austin".Best of Austin readers' poll 2121: Graphic artist: Dear Ninja. Austin Chronicle.
== Works ==
* "Cat + Friends", aka "Urban Outfitters Mural", at 2406 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX (mural installation)
* "Food Bank Mural" at the Central Texas Food Bank (acrylic paint, mural installation) (2016)
* "Mellow Mushroom Mural" at Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX (mural installation) (2009)
* Cheer Up Charlies mural (installation; logo and signage design)
* Govalle mural at 4801 Bolm Road, Austin, TX"Bolm Road", Public Art Archive.
* "Bolm Road" (painting on wood panel) (2018)
* "East Side Pride" at Bolm Road, Austin, TX (mural) (2018)
* "Old Indian Map" (paint on wood panel) (2015)
* "Austin", painting (acrylic paint on wood panel) (2019)
* Facebook Austin Headquarters office mural (2017)
Category:American artists
Category:People from Austin, Texas
Matthew Seok

Matthew Seok (born May 28, 2002), professionally known as Seok Matthew, is a Canadian rapper, singer, dancer and songwriter based in South Korea. Seok is best known for competing on the survival reality show show Boys Planet where he ranked 3rd in the final episode, earning him a spot in the South Korean boy band Zerobaseone.
== Career ==
=== 2022–present: Boys Planet and Zerobaseone ===
On December 29, 2022, Seok was unveiled as a contestant on Mnet's reality-survival show "Boys Planet". The show premiered on February 2, 2023.
On April 20, 2023, Seok placed 3rd with a total of 1,702,174 points in the final episode of Boys Planet, allowing him to debut with the winning group, Zerobaseone (ZB1).
== Filmography ==
=== Television shows ===
Year	Title 	Network	Role 	Note(s) 	Ref.
2023	Boys Planet	Mnet 	Contestant	Survival show that determined the members of ZB1Finished 3rd	
Category:Canadian people
Category:Canadian singers
Category:2002 births
Matthew Sterett

Matthew Sterett is an American businessman and former Libertarian Party (US)candidate for the Railroad Commission of Texas. On November 3rd, 2020, he came in third in the election for the Railroad Commission of Texas, receiving 247,659 votes (2.3%).
In 2005, Sterett was a member of the US Sailing team.
Category:American businessmen
Category:Members of the Libertarian Party (United States)
Matthew Stubbings

Matthew Stubbings (born October 20, 1999) is a Papua New Guinea tennis player. In the 2015 Pacifc Games he played singles but got knocked out in the third round by Aymeric Mara 6-1 0-6 6-4. In the mixed doubles he got silver with teammate Violet Apisah. In the 2017 Pacific Mini Games he got bronze in men's singles after beating Conway Beg 6 - 0 6 - 3. In the 2019 Pacific Games he got silver in men's singles, mixed doubles, and men's teams. In the 2022 Pacific Mini Games, he made it to the finals but lost to Colin Sinclair 6-0 6-1. In the mixed doubles he made it to the finals with teammate Violet Apisah, and won 6-3 6-1 against Saoirse Breen and William O'Connell. In the 2023 Pacific Games Men's singles he made it to the semi finals and lost to Heremana Courte 6-1 6-2. He played for bronze and won 6-2 6-3 against Camden Camacho. In the mixed doubles he played with teammate Abigail Tere-Apisah and made it to the finals. They played again against Mehetia Boodisie and Antoine Vosin and won 6-3 6-0.
Category:1999 births
Category:Papua New Guinean tennis players
Matthew Terndrup

Matthew Terndrup (May 1, 1989 – present) is an American journalist and author who has contributed to many technology news websites throughout his career including Hackaday, UploadVR, Road to VR, and VR Scout. 
==Early life==
Terndrup was born into a middle-class family in Burbank, California. He is the eldest of two sons. The family then moved to Florida. 
==Education==
Graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor's of Science degree at Florida State University, majoring in Management Information Systems with a minor in Computer Science. 
==Writing Career==
Terndrup focussed on writing about Virtual Reality for many years. He was interviewed by podcaster Kent Bye in 2015 to discuss the cross section of Virtual Reality and Psychedelics.
Category:1989 births
Category:People from Burbank, California
Category:American people
Category:Journalists
Category:Author
Matthew Tinker

Matthew Tinker (born February 18, 1988) is an American television writer and producer. He has produced a number of television series including Big Little Lies, Mr. Mercedes, The Undoing, Nine Perfect Strangers, The First Lady, and Love and Death. In 2022, he was promoted to President, All Media, of David E. Kelley Productions.
Category:1988 births
Category:American television writers
Category:Producers
Matthew Wearn

Matthew (Matt) Wearn (Born 30th September 1995) is an Australian sailor. Wearn competes in the Laser (dinghy) for the Australian Sailing Team. 
Wearn has finished in 2nd place at 3 consecutive Laser standard World Championships (2018, 2019 & 2020).
In 2019, Wearn was selected to represent Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (postponed to 2021). 
== Sailing results==
Month+Year	Class 	Event	Placing
Feb 2020 	Laser - Men 	ILCA Laser Standard Men's World Championship
Melbourne, AUS	2
Jul 2019 	Laser - Men 	Laser Standard Men's World Championship
Sakaiminiati, JPN	2
Oct 2018 	Etchells - Open 	Etchells World Championship
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane, AUS	28
Jul 2018 	Laser - Men 	Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018
Aarhus, DEN	2
Sep 2017 	Laser - Men 	Laser Standard Men's World Championship
Split, CRO	3
May 2016 	Laser - Men 	Laser Standard Men's World Championship
Nuevo Vallarta, MEX	4
Jun 2015 	Laser - Men 	Laser World Championship
Kingston, CAN	5
Sep 2014 	Laser - Men 	2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
Santander, ESP	28
Nov 2013 	Laser - Men 	Laser Standard Men's World Championship
Musannah, OMA	10
Jul 2012 	Laser Radial - Men	World Laser Radial Men's Championship
Queensland, AUS	2
May 2012 	Laser - Men 	World Laser Standard Senior Championship
Boltenhagen, GER	53
Dec 2011 	Laser - Men 	Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
Perth, AUS	59
== References ==
== External Links ==
*Matthew Wearn on Facebook
*Matthew Wearn on Linkedin
*Matthew Wearn on Instagram
*Matthew Wearn on International Laser Class Association
*Matthew Wearn on World Sailing
Category:1995 births
Category:Australian sailors
Category:Australian sailors (sport)
Category:Sailors (sport)
Category:Sailors
Category:Sailing in Australia
Matthew Weldon

Matthew Noel Weldon (born 31 December 2005) is an Irish cricketer.
He plays for the Munster Reds in Irish domestic cricket and has represented Ireland at U-19 level.
==Domestic career==
Matthew Weldon was raised in Skerries and plays club cricket for his local team The Hills.
At the age of 14 he won Cricket Leinster's "Find A Fast Bowler" competition, of which Ireland international Josh Little is a former winner.
In 2022, Weldon was named in an Ireland U-17s team to play in the Cricket Ireland Future Series, the level just below senior domestic cricket.
In May 2023 Weldon was named in the Munster Reds squad for the 2023 Inter-Provincial season. He would make his debut in a T20 match against Leinster Lightning just a week later, going wicketless in two overs.
==International career==
The young pace bowler was called into the Ireland U-19 squad for a development tour of South Africa in March 2023 to play the Titans Academy.
Later in the year he would also take part in a tour of Great Britain where he would face off against Scotland U-19s.
Weldon was named in the final squad for the 2024 U-19 Cricket World Cup. He would make his World Cup debut against Bangladesh on 22 January, taking 1/46 from his 6.5 overs. It would be the only game Weldon played at the tournament.
Category:Irish cricketers
Category:Munster Reds cricketers
Category:2005 births
Category:Living people
Category:Cricketers from County Dublin
Matthias Faes

Matthias G.R. Faes (15 October 1991, Lier, Belgium) is a full professor and holds a PhD in engineering technology from KU Leuven. He is leading the Chair for Reliability Engineering at TU Dortmund University since February 2022.
=== Career ===
Faes graduated his B.Sc. in Engineering Technology with option Manufacturing Engineering (which he finished magna cum laude) at the Lessius University of Applied Sciences in 2009, and obtained his M.Sc. in Engineering Technology with option Manufacturing Engineering (which finished summa cum laude) at the Thomas More University of Applied Sciences. After, her pursued a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at KU Leuven on the development of inverse methods for performing uncertainty quantification under very limited data. His PhD thesis was awarded the ECCOMAS award for the best PhD theses of 2017 on computational methods in applied sciences and engineering . Further, based on his work in the field of imprecise probabilities, he was awarded the 2019 ISIPTA IJAR Young Researcher Award for demonstrated excellence in imprecise probabilities. In 2020, he moved to the Leibniz University Hannover|Leibniz University of Hannover on a postdoctoral grant of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation, where he worked together with Prof. Michael Beer. As of February, he was appointed as full professor at the age of 30 and holds the Chair for Reliability Engineering at TU Dortmund University, which makes him one of the youngest full professors in Germany.
Faes is furthermore associate managing editor at the ASCE/ASME Journal for Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering systems (parts A and B), as well as editor at Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
Category:Belgian people
Category:1991 births
Matthias Gray

Matthias Gray (1829-1887) was a music publisher
in the United States.
He had a business at 105 Kearny Street in San Francisco. His was "one of the most distinguished music publishers in the city." He was the proprietor of Gray's Music Store
In November 1873 his business was advertised with music stores at 623/625 Clay Steeet in San Francisco and at 101 First Street in Portland Oregon. The ad in the Los Angeles Herald noted they sold organs, pianos, brass and string instruments. It tauted the business as "the only music publisher on the West Coast."
Overland Monthly reported news songs received from Gray. Publishers Weekly also noted Gray's song releases.
The first store opened in 1852 on Washington Street. The business moved to Clay Street, then Oearney, to Whie House, and finally to four-story buildings at 206 and 208 Post Street where they had showrooms, a music hall, classrooms,and repair space.The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 2, Pages 403, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892
==Sheet music==
*"Temperance Song and Chorus. The Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Mine"
*"The G. W. York Academic March"https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/music/mussm/mu/ss/m-/sm/18/74/-1/49/80/mussm-sm1874-14980/14980.pdf
*"El jaleo de Jerez" (1873)
*"Alexandrina" by Manuel y Ferrer
Category:1829 births
Category:1887 deaths
Category:American people
Category:Music publishers
Matthias Stadtfeld

Matthias Stadtfeld is a German-American biologist and assistant professor at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. His primary research interests include stem cell biology, developmental biology, and epigenetics. He was formerly an associate professor at the Skirball Institute New York University.
==Early Life==
Matthias Stadtfeld was born on August 18, 1974. He grew up in Osnabrück,Germany. As a child, he enjoyed quince but hated rhubarb. He received his PhD at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed his postdoctoral research at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
==Professional Life==
Matthias encourages everyone in his lab to use Flow Cytometry and Immunoflouresence instead of Western Blots. Western Blots suck!
==Personal Life==
He is married to Effie Apostolou, an associate professor at Weill Cornell Medicine. They have two kids and live in New York City.
Category:1974 births
Category:People from Osnabrück
Category:German American
Category:Biologists
Category:Professors
Matthias Wählisch

Mehadi Hassanhttps://www.facebook.com/mehadihassan.akash.7?mibextid=LQQJ4d is a prominent Bangladeshi handball player, born on November 23, 1993, in Pabna, Bangladesh. He has served as the Vice Captain of the Bangladesh National Handball Team since 2013, showcasing his leadership and skill on the court. His contributions have been vital to the team's performance in various national and international competitions.
==Carrer==
In 2011, Mehadi Hassanhttps://www.facebook.com/mehadihassan.akash.7?mibextid=LQQJ4d joined the Bangladesh Para-Military Force BGB as a soldier. After a year, he began playing for the Battalion handball teams, quickly establishing himself as a talented junior athlete. His hard work paid off in 2014 when he won a gold medal and was promoted to the regional team.
==National Carrer==
Throughout his career, Mehadi Hassan has represented Bangladesh in various competitions across Asia and the Middle East since 2014. He has played in countries such as Pakistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, and Dubai. This extensive international experience has not only enhanced his skills but also played a significant role in promoting and growing the sport of handball in Bangladesh. His dedication and achievements continue to inspire aspiring athletes in the country.
Category:Handball players
Category:Bangladeshi people
Category:1993 births
Category:People from Pabna District
Matthieu Reynaud

Matthieu Reynaud (born November 3, 2001), often known as Mattyeux, is a French singer who was formerly a member of Videoclub with fiancé Adèle Castillon prior to the group's disbandment in 2021 following the release of their first album Euphories. Reynaud is also the son of jazz musician Régis Reynaud.
==Early Life and Career==
Born in Nantes, France, Matthieu Reynaud is the son of jazz guitarist and composer Régis Reynaud and has one sister, Julie.
During his teenage years, Matthieu learnt to play many instruments including the guitar bass, the synth, and the drums.
In late 2018, Matthieu Reynaud formed Videoclub with his then girlfriend Adèle Castillon.
==Discography==
===Singles===
Title 	Year
Sometimes	2022
Honnête 	2023
Ouragan 	2023
Category:2001 births
Category:French singers
Category:People from Nantes
Category:French people