Interview with Matthew Reeds, Deputy Director at Baltimore Homecoming

Matthew is a proud lifetime Baltimorean. He is a Christian, husband, and committed to a better Baltimore. He is an alumni of Morgan State University and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He is currently a Masters in Business Administration Candidate at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, graduating this May.

He has served on various boards including the Board of Regents of Morgan State University and The Morgan State University Foundation. Matthew has become one of Baltimore’s rising young adults in the areas of philanthropy, business, and community service, recently named to HBCU Buzz’s Top 30 under 30 and by the Baltimore Business Journal as a Person on the Move.

In 2019, Matthew launched the Reeds Fund, a Baltimore based non-profit organization that educates, advocates, and liberates families in Baltimore dealing with an autism or sarcoidosis diagnosis. To date, the fund has awarded over $3,000 in scholarships, donated over 300 hours of combined volunteer consultations to families with a family member who has autism, and the community events have attracted over 170 unique Baltimore city residents.

Interview questions:

Introduction | In March, you were appointed Deputy Director of Baltimore Homecoming. Tell us about your background and the decision to join Baltimore Homecoming

Snapshot |Please provide an introduction to Baltimore Homecoming.

Founders | Can you share who the founders of Baltimore Homecoming and their vision? Ie. Nate Loewentheil and JM Schapiro?

New Focus | What will be your focus?

Homecoming Heroes Awards |What are the Homecoming Hero Awards? When are they held?

Impact | What does success look like for Baltimore Homecoming?

Roadmap | What is on the roadmap of Baltimore Homecoming?

Reeds Fund | You are the co-founder of the Reeds Fund an organization created to educate, advocate for and liberate individuals and families in Baltimore shaped by autism and sarcoidosis. Tell us about the program and its impact.

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Baltimore Homecoming, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization designed to connect Baltimoreans from across the world with the city’s leaders and innovators to spark new collaborations and drive new investments in Baltimore’s future. Founded by Nate Loewentheil and JM Schapiro, Baltimore Homecoming engages the professional community through its board of directors which includes Loewentheil, Schapiro, Rachel Bendit; Jack Bisciotti of Pointfield Partners; Michael Chesser, chairman emeritus of Great Plains Energy; Michael Fader, president of MileOne Holdings; Josepha Hendler; Dr. Charles Johnson-Bey, senior vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton; Arion Long, founder and CEO of Femly; Anthony Moag, chief operating officer of Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Chip Wendler, former vice president of strategic distribution initiatives at T. Rowe Price; and Brittany Young, founder and CEO of B-360. More information is available at www.baltimorehomecoming.com.