Matthew Stewart

As communications specialist, Matthew helps the communications and marketing team share the stories of the CFO and its affiliate foundations, nonprofit partners and donors.

Born and raised in the Missouri Ozarks, Matthew earned a bachelor’s and master’s in English from Missouri State University, as well as a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Bowling Green State University. He recently served a year as an AmeriCorps VISTA for Community Outreach Ministries in Bolivar, Missouri, where he helped create an employment access program for the under- and unemployed of Polk County. Currently, he serves on the board of the Downtown Springfield Association and is a volunteer copy editor of the nonprofit journal The New Territory. In his free time, he enjoys reading, researching and exploring local history, and playing guitar.

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