Growth. Strategic. Inclusive. Service. Family. These are just a few of the titles that Matthew Diaz holds. With a 15-year career delivering enhanced operations, programs, services, and activities to achieve development outcomes, Matthew has developed a record for facilitating decision-making to align the mission and vision to the organization's values. His efforts have allowed him to convey messages of hope, optimism, excitement, and inspiration that guide team members in designing their desired lifestyle.Over the last six years, Matthew has provided leadership development and soft-skills enhancement for the Asian/Pacific Islander (API) community as the Manager of Collegiate Programs at the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE). Among his accomplishments include boosting the leadership team of volunteers by 82% over six years as the primary staff member tasked with increasing leadership development opportunities and total chapter count across the nation. Also, Matthew systematized all operations of 50 volunteers to serve 85 campuses nationwide and optimize time for other strategic priorities.Matthew's key areas of expertise: Team Leadership, Program Management, Executive Leadership, Strategic Planning & Design, Fundraising & Development, Community Relations, Marketing & Sales, Board Relations, STEM Advocacy, Finance Management, Operations Management, Business Development, Budgeting/Cost Controls, and Client Relations.A few of Matthew's selected career accomplishments:✅ Matthew is passionate and dedicated to supporting people in crisis and has developed an innovative 10-week coaching program to surface previously unrealized patterns, values, and beliefs. He was recruited by 2 international coaching firms for his coaching expertise. ✅ As a frequently sought out presenter and keynote speaker, he has served as a National Conference Dinner Gala Emcee 2017, 2018, and 2019.✅ With out-of-the-box thinking and a strong commitment to continuous improvement, he has generated a 68% total campus count increase for SASE by developing and optimizing systems for nationwide collegiate programs managed by 40+ volunteers.In addition to his professional achievements, Matthew possesses exemplary educational qualifications, including a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Matthew is also an avid marathon runner and has qualified three times and finished twice in the Boston Marathon, qualified three times and finished once in the Chicago Marathon, and holds a marathon personal record of 3:00:03.