Matt grew up in O'Fallon, Missouri. He attended Assumption Catholic Grade School and Saint Dominic High School. Matt graduated from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg with a Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Social Studies and a minor in Psychology. He has a lifetime teaching certificate for grades 6-12.
Matt also works at Sylvan Learning Center in Washington. He loves spending time with his family, traveling, building scale models, teaching like P.I.R.A.T.E., and photography. Currently, Matt lives in Union, Missouri with his wife and one son.