Matt works as an Ecologist at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site. He started his Parks Canada career as an interpreter in Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site in 1992 and has since worked at Cape Breton Highlands, Point Pelee, Fundy and Prince Edward Island National Parks in the roles of Geomatics Specialist and Park Ecologist. He attended the University of New Brunswick for both his Masters and PhD in Forestry with a focus on ecological modelling and landscape connectivity. He enjoys working on a diversity of conservation projects from ecological monitoring, species at risk, conservation planning to invasive species. He lives in Caledonia with his family and is currently building an off grid house on Turtle Lake.