Education – Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He graduated with Highest Honors from Western CUNA Management School and received the prestigious Charlie Clark Memorial Award. Matt also holds the Certified Chief Executive designation from the Credit Union Executives Society CEO Institute.
Rogue Experience – Matt joined Rogue in 2004 to manage the Information Services Department. In the years that followed, he served as Vice President of Sales and Operations (2005), Chief Operations Officer (2007), Chief Financial Officer (2008), and Executive Vice President (2011). After becoming the EVP/Chief Operating Officer (2017), Matt assumed the role of President/CEO in 2022.
Key Roles and Accomplishments – Matt is very involved in the local community. He has served on the Medford School District’s Facilities Optimization Committee, the Rogue Community College (RCC) Budget Committee, the Jackson County Budget Committee, the Central Point City Council, the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Medford/Jackson County, and the Board of Directors for Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Incorporated (SOREDI).
Matt also serves on state and national committees that support the credit union movement. Some of these include the GoWest Governmental Affairs Committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) and the Credit Union National Association Regulatory Affairs Committee. He represents Oregon on the Board of Directors for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Des Moines and is a faculty member of the Western Credit Union Management School at Pomona College.
Matt has received several notable awards throughout his career, including the Charlie Clark Award, the Credit Union Association of Oregon (CUAO) Young Professional of the Year award, the Heidemann Scholar award and the Credit Union Rock Star award from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA).