While only becoming an official member of Eliot earlier this year, Matthew and his wife Tanya have been attending Eliot for approximately six years, and their son Colin has been attending RE for the past two years or so. Their daughter Daphne is going to head off to college at the Art Institute of Chicago in the fall. Matthew works full-time at Edward Jones Investments, a local Fortune-500 firm, as a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, negotiating contracts and counseling his business owners on how to gain maximal value and avoid maximal risk with their strategic IT and business purchases. Matthew recently finished a six-year stint as the chair of his local HOA. An ardent music lover, he loves to play guitar and ukulele and is always learning new songs and styles to play and is always on the lookout for people to jam with (hint hint). An avid cook, Matthew enjoys cooking most nights for his family, exploring new recipes and styles, and exposing his kids to different sorts of cuisines. Matthew enjoys spending time outdoors and camping in the fresh air and is very grateful for the Bergfried property. Matthew and family live in Creve Coeur with their two dogs, Pepper and Bunny, and their cat Sully who thinks he is a dog.