Matt Wilcox is a graduate of programs at Asbury University, James Madison University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Matt has spent his career in libraries and higher education. He currently serves as the director of the Edward and Barbara Netter Library at Quinnipiac University.
Matt, his spouse JoAnne, and their family have lived in New Haven for more than twenty years. Their children attend and have graduated from New Haven Public Schools.
Matt has a deep and abiding belief that all children can learn and have a right to a high quality, free public education. “Education is not simply done to prepare a person for a lifetime of work, but to help a student build a life – a fulfilling life – as an active, engaged, and thoughtful member of our community.”