Trained at the Arcturus Waldorf teacher training program in Chicago, Mat taught at Water’s Edge Waldorf School in Wauconda, IL before coming to Urban Prairie. Prior to realizing his calling as a Waldorf teacher, he completed two tours of service with the United States Peace Corps. He taught English for two years in Sichuan Province, China, and spent two years working at a rural health clinic in Burkina Faso in West Africa. Mat is a member of the Facilities and Strategic Planning committees.