Matt worked at Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ from 2006 to 2022, playing a lead role in developing Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ’s hemispheric conservation programs that support full lifecycle conservation of migrant bird species. Today the programs operate across The Bahamas, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia and Chile.
Matt’s accomplishments with Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ include the discovery and conservation of wintering populations of endangered Piping Plovers across the Bahamas which led to the protection of 92,000-acre Joulter Cays National Park. Working with partners to securing 250,000 acres of mangroves and coastal habitat in the Bay of Panama, Panama and designing and managing Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Bird-Based Tourism program which has built the capacity of over 700 community guides and stimulated this green economy in five countries in the Americas. Matt represented Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ on the Bahamas National Trust’s Council, the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network and was a contributing writer for the hemispheric bird conservation initiatives including the and .
