Biography

Matt is dedicated to working with smallholder agriculturalists and rural communities as they interface with their natural and socioeconomic environment. Before joining Nuru International in August 2011, Matt worked with The Nature Conservancy and Peace Corps in Honduras and throughout the US Interior West with the USDA Forest Service. He earned his BA in Government and Spanish from Lawrence University and his MS in Forest Sciences from Colorado State University. Matt has experience in small plot sustainable agriculture, agricultural extension, and project development. Having first joined Nuru as an Agriculture Fellow for Foundation Team 7 and then as the Agriculture Program Strategic Advisor, he is now thrilled to currently work as the Impact & Analytics Director.