Matt is the guy who is always ready to share a story with you.

With a passion for new experiences, taking the back roads, and seeing everything possible, Matt has been sharing stories with others before he knew it could be a career. He has explored 48 states (so far) and all 95 counties of Tennessee, so if you want to hear the story behind that hidden BBQ joint found off the beaten path, Matt has probably been there.

For Visit Franklin, as the Senior Director of Public Relations, Matt connects the many unique stories in the community with great journalists and storytellers worldwide. In addition to sharing FrankFranklin'sy, Matt also serves on the Executive Board for the Public Relations Society of America Travel + Tourism section.

Before joining Visit Franklin, Matt was the Assistant Sports Information Director at The University of Tennessee at Martin, where he was part of multiple championship teams and had the distinction of being the statistician for the only quadruple-double recorded in NCAA Men'sMen'setball history. He also previously had his own public relations consulting business, where he worked with local, state, and federal government officials along with non-profits and small businesses to craft their stories.

When he is not pitching a story idea to travel writers, he is a photographer on the sidelines of college and professional sports events across the Southeast.