Originally from Miami, Matt comes to New York via Boca Raton, Florida, where he has been teaching and coordinating technology integration at the Pine Crest School. While at Pine Crest, he worked as an educational technologist, digital citizenship classroom teacher, and a percussion and digital music production instructor. While attending graduate school at Teachers College, Columbia University, he worked as an International Baccalaureate (IB) consultant to Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, successfully planning the strategy and primary implementation of their IB Middle Years Program. Prior to that, Matt taught civics, American government, and psychology in the middle and upper schools at the American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida. He was co-founder of the start-up, MiamiMusicGuide.com, and has been a professional musician for over ten years. He is a coffee and tea enthusiast, often refers to the wisdom of Calvin and Hobbes, and enjoys cooking and debating current events with his fiancé, Munira. As a result of his recent move to the North East, Matt is looking forward to taking up hiking.