Mattie is a trainer and movement builder from the world of progressive politics, with roles ranging from union organizer to racial justice researcher and writer, ballot initiative campaign director to community muralist, campaign strategist to author. She started writing and training with the League of Pissed Off Voters, where she co-authored How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office. She served as the Director of Training Programs at Wellstone Action, and the National Director of Organizing and Training at Educators for Excellence. Mattie has lived and traveled all over the world and is trilingual (English, Portuguese and Spanish). Mattie lives in Minneapolis with her two kids. She loves to paint, draw, and make beautiful things.
