Matthew Owens
Matthew Owens
MPIA 2008
Career Track: International Environmental Policy
Regional Focus: Latin America
Language: Spanish
Matthew is focusing his studies on water quality and marine resource issues. He has managed the development of the San Diego City Council Water Quality Report Card as co-director of a student-run nonprofit consulting company. He also assists with capacity building and product marketing for a small fishermen’s cooperative, as a consultant for a community development project in a rural fishing village in Mexico. Prior to IR/PS, Matthew spent four years in Southern and West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer and trainer, and in private sector business management.
