Matthew is a proud Sonoma County native and grew up in Rohnert Park, where he attended Rancho Cotate High School. He then attended Sonoma State University and graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in Physics. After graduating from SSU, Matthew attended UCLA where he enjoyed teaching, researching organic solar cells, and playing his trumpet in an orchestra that played only video game music. After graduating with a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, he started teaching chemistry classes at Santa Rosa Junior College. He is ecstatic to be teaching students and serving his home county!! In his spare time Matthew enjoys bird watching, hiking, playing the trumpet in SRJC’s fantastic orchestra, and all things Star Wars.