HOWDY! I'M MAT!

I've been adapting since I was born.
Turns out it's the most useful skill I have.

Live production director — Tampa, FL
Host — The Adaptive Athlete Podcast
2nd place — 2025 Adaptive CrossFit Games

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ProductionI run production and online engagement at Hyde Park United Methodist Church.

PodcastI host The Adaptive Athlete. New episodes every Tuesday.

CompetitionAdaptive CrossFit, Neuromuscular Moderate division. Retired after three seasons.

BORN ADAPTING

I was born with cerebral palsy affecting my right side. Growing up I tried to hide, tried to fit in, tried to be like "everyone."

That all changed when I got older. I found community and purpose when I stopped trying to fit in. I learned to see problems, solutions, and opportunities.

Husband. Step-dad. Dada.
Raised in—and committed to—the United Methodist Church.
Fascinated by human spaceflight.

The Whole Thesis

Every constraint has a way through
if you find it before the clock runs out.

PRODUCTION & ONLINE ENGAGEMENT
HYDE PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, TAMPA

THE WORK

When things have to adapt and change in a live event,
I'm the one who stays calm and works on solutions.Live production is adaptation under pressure. I love it.

Director of Production and Online Engagement2021 — NOW

Director of Worship Production2016 — 2021

Director of Discipleship2014 — 2016

M.Div, Candler School of Theology, Emory University2014

Live production

Weekly worship, concerts and special events across five venues. Audio, video, lighting and presentation. Yamaha CL5, QL5 and TF5 consoles, Ross switching, Dante networking, Vista consoles, ProPresenter.

Broadcast & online

Livestreams every week to YouTube and Church Online Platform. Encoding, capture, editing and archive. My team and I own the online experience end to end, not just the signal path.

Systems & teams

Manage staff and volunteer teams, hiring, training, and documentation. Device management, storage, and infrastructure planning.

The Adaptive Athlete Podcast

Somewhere along the way I realized the athletes I admired most never got asked their stories. So I started asking.

The Adaptive Athlete is where those conversations live. Stories of adaptive athletes in CrossFit and beyond. New episodes drop Tuesdays.

Season 2 is airing now.

Got a Story?

Are you an adaptive athlete? Or do you know one whose story nobody's asked for? I want to hear it.

Tell Me Your Story

THE FITNESS

In 2023 I started competing in adaptive CrossFit—Neuromuscular Moderate division.

Tons of friends and amazing memories.
I learned I could adapt my body just as much as my mind.

Strong. Capable. Loved.
Those three words became my mantra.

4th2023

4th2024

2nd2025

Beyond competing. I'm part of a small group building a classification model for functional fitness, following International Paralympic Committee standards—a classification code, movement standards, a programming guidebook. Slow, unglamorous work. It's also how the sport gets fair.

Let's Talk

SAY HELLO

Whether you've got a story to tell, a question about production, or you want to get involved in adaptive fitness—this form comes straight to my inbox.I answer everything that isn't a robot.You can also shoot me an email at [email protected].