Matt is the publications adviser at Francis Howell Central High School in Cottleville, Missouri, where he just completed his 19th year advising the newspaper, yearbook, web and broadcast programs. His students have been the recipients of numerous national, state and local awards. He’s been honored twice by the Dow Jones News Fund, was the 2010 Missouri Journalism Teacher of the Year, and his school’s teacher of the year in 2018. In 2019, he was named one of six recipients of the Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award. Prior to teaching Matt worked at newspapers in Missouri, Illinois, and Florida as a design editor. Matt is married with two kids and two dogs. In his spare time, he’s a freelance photographer specializing in sports photography.