My focus is on wise land use and quality ground water.  This is sustainable by involving all the interested parties, and is ongoing.

I enjoy every day.

I am an old man who started fly fishing five years ago a testament that the 70’s are the new 50’s.

In my spare time, I manage the Clear Waters website and the banquet chairperson.

As my retirement draws near, I am excited at the prospect of actively working with TU again, and I thank the TU Board for the opportunity to serve on the board.

I grew up on the prairie of western MN, received my architectural degrees from NDSU, and promptly fled to Idaho for three years. There I discovered and developed a lifelong love of fly fishing. Luck brought me to Eau Claire in 1983, where I have resided since.

My profession has allowed me the wonderful opportunity to travel much of the upper Midwest. Most of my career has been spent designing municipal buildings, with a strong emphasis in recent years on emergency response facilities. The travel also allowed a fly rod in the back of my car or a canoe on top. After a dozen Subaru Outbacks, I look forward to slowing down June of 2019.

My wife Kris and I are empty nesters…at least for now. We have lived on a small farmstead south of Eau Claire for the twenty years, where restoring native grasses and remodeling projects with no end in sight keep me occupied. A repurposed dairy barn serves as a great clubhouse for my passions of woodworking and boatbuilding.

Matt grew up in central Wisconsin. Raised as a warm water spin fisherman, he gradually added stream fishing for trout to his skill set. He has an undergraduate degree from UW Eau Claire in Philosophy and Political Science and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Indiana University. He has worked in a variety of public and nonprofit sector jobs in local government, nonprofits and education. Interests other than fishing include prairie and native plant restoration, full-contact gardening and jazz piano.