The Ama Foundation Board of Directors

Matthew grew up in Michigan and graduated from Anderson University in Indiana with degrees in Psychology and Political Science before earning his J.D. at Duke University. After two years in Chicago, he moved to San Francisco in 2010 on the advice of his law school roommate, whose then-girlfriend, now-wife was visiting Ama Ghar. Several years later, he quit his job as an employment lawyer and traveled the world for three years. He first visited Ama Ghar in September 2015 where he stayed a month and fell in love with and adored the children, the remarkably caring staff, the ever-endearing Bonnie, and the country and people of Nepal. After visiting Ama Ghar on three separate occasions, he returned to the U.S. where he has done logistical planning and operations management for an events startup company, and managed operations for an organic strawberry and pumpkin farm in Watsonville, California. He has since returned to law as Counsel at the firm of Seyfarth Shaw, specializing in employment litigation.