As a longtime UC Davis employee, Matt brings extensive planning experience to all efforts of campus planning, capital planning, UC policy, site development, government relations and land entitlement efforts. Matt began his career working in the planning office at the city of Davis and then worked in the San Francisco area as a consultant on major military base realignment and reuse projects. Matt previously led all UC Davis efforts on environmental planning since 2000 including Long Range Development Plan approvals for the Davis campus, Sacramento campus and outlying facilities. In addition, Matt led the local government relations efforts in Davis and Yolo County building key relationships with elected officials and city leaders on topics such as traffic planning, housing and population. Matt graduated from the UC Davis planning major (Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning) and has been a long-time member of the American Planning Association (APA) and holds certification from the APA’s American Institute for Certified Planners