Coordinator for Student Organization Development
Matt is the proud product of Downers Grove, Illinois, a suburb of the greatest city in the world, Chicago! Matt received his Bachelors of Science Degree from Purdue University (Boiler Up!). As an undergraduate Matt was very active in the Purdue community as a student leader. Matt held several officer positions for different student organizations, he also held student leadership positions for several student leadership conferences, worked for the student newspaper and was a Teaching Assistant for three years. After graduation Matt spent three years working in downtown Chicago at a midsize corporate travel management company as their Corporate Sales Manager.
After retiring from the corporate world, Matt returned to school to pursue his Masters of Arts in School Guidance and Counseling at Lewis University in Romeoville, IL. At Lewis, Matt was a Graduate Assistant for Student Development and Leadership, where he helped establish and advise The PULSE, Lewis’s first student programming board. Among their numerous accomplishments the PULSE culminated their inaugural year with a campus wide concert. Matt also helped lead a multi-department team in developing the Emerging Leaders Development Conference, a one day conference held in the spring for emerging student leaders at Lewis University. He spent five years as volunteer assistant football coach for his high school alma mater’s freshmen football team working primarily with the offensive and defensive lines.
Matt is diehard Chicago Cubs and Bears fan, he enjoys traveling and hanging out at the beach.
239-590-7729 | mschorsch@fgcu.edu
