Matt earned a BA in Environmental Geography from Colgate University and an MS in Water Resources Science from the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he examined drivers of harmful cyanobacterial algal blooms in lakes. His diverse work experience includes ski instructing, land development, manufacturing scientific equipment, professional cooking, and organic farming. In addition, he volunteered for the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper’s citizen science monitoring program for two years, completed Idaho Master Naturalist training, and graduated from the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance’s Conservation Leadership Institute.
Since joining POWJH in 2022, Matt helped create — and now guides the implementation of — the Teton County Water Quality Management Plan. He has led numerous water quality monitoring projects, reviews wastewater discharge permits and local development proposals, writes and administers grants, facilitates and delivers public presentations, and collaborates with numerous government, land management, research, and nonprofit organizations on issues related to drinking water quality, wastewater management, and impaired surface waters.
You can find Matt and his wife, Hannah, canoeing, foraging, dog-sitting, climbing, and skiing.