C Good Strategy

Matthew brings a decade of political, non-profit, community, and policy leadership to the team and to every client we serve. ​ As a coalition builder and organizer, Matthew got his start as the Lead Organizer for the Transit Riders Union, working on initiatives such as the Jump Start Big Business Tax, Orca 4 All, I-976, I-1631, and acting in coordination with numerous partners to win Washington's capital gains tax in 2021. He was also a founding member of the Housing 4 All Coalition, MASS (Move All Seattle Sustainability) Coalition, and and Stay Housed, Stay Healthy Coalition, as well as represented TRU in the community engagement workgroup during the King County Regional Homelessness Authority standup, and as an allied member of the Coalition to End Urban Indigenous Homelessness. During the first days of the pandemic, Matthew was in the core group of organizers who founded the Seattle Independent Sustainability Effort, which raised over $1 million in direct cash assistance for artists who struggled during the pandemic. In his capacity as the Environmental Justice Chair of Standing Against Foreclosures and Eviction, he helped begin the Black and Indigenous Youth and Families Fund, which provided cash assistance to those members of the community who were struggling to make ends meet, and managed fiscal sponsorship opportunities for BIPOC community led projects that did not have opportunities for funding through traditional sources. ​ In his Legislative work, Matthew served as the Vice President of Government Affairs for the Young Democrats of WA, partnering with organizations such as Planned Parenthood and the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, collaborating to enact successful community driven results at the WA State Legislature. Matthew's first electoral campaign was serving as Field Director for King County Councilmember, Girmay Zahilay, directing his 2019 Pollie Award Winning Field Plan. In 2022, he was the Campaign Manager for Pooja Vaddadi's successful bid for Seattle Municipal Court Judge, and for Jeanna Repass' Kansas Secretary of State campaign, where he then went on to be the Communications Director for the Kansas State Democratic Party under Chair Repass.