Matthew Panzano

Vigilant and hands-on leader in education with 20+ years of proven success and expertise in leadership development, team building, data analysis, curriculum design, employee coaching, and teaching. Experienced in managing large teams for professional development in the areas of logistical operations, analytical data collection, instructional design, program implementation, fundraising, and crisis management. Seeking to help companies in a leadership role over employee training, curriculum design, leadership development or recruitment.

Chairman, Orange County Fund for Children and Public Education PAC

• Created new parameters for the distribution of funds towards political campaigns in Orange County
• Built positive relationships between the OCFCPE and over 40 candidates running for local and state government positions
• Fostered a collaborative teamwork dynamic between the members of the OCFCPE Committee

Speaker for TEDx Talks

• Created and presented a TED Talk titled, “How Student Loan Debt Affects Us All”
• Conducted research at 14 major Universities around the U.S., including Yale, Harvard and Brown University

Association Representative, Orange County Classroom Teachers Association

• Advocated for and successfully defended teachers’ working rights at working site
• Increased overall enrollment for OCCTA by 3%

Government Relations, Orange County Classroom Teachers Association

• Featured in the Washington Post article, “Why Florida is struggling to fill more than 2,000 teaching positions”
• Featured in the Orlando Sentinel article, “Orange teachers join statewide march for school funding”
• Lobbied against HB 7095 at the House Education Committee meeting in order to preserve public school education funds
• Collaborated with Florida House Rep. Rene Placensia, Rep. Samuel Killibrew, Rep. Susan Valdes and Florida Sen. Victor Torres about education reform in favor of public school funding as well as preventing guns in schools
• Organized and participated in three separate marching rallies in Downtown Orlando for the Fund Our Future campaign

Budget Committee, Orange County Classroom Teachers Association

• Wrote the entire budget proposal in 2018 for the general body of the local teachers’ union
• Saved over $18,000 by creating new budget lines based on restructuring of the union infrastructure

Global Education Ambassador, Education First

• 1st County Liaison for Education First to all Orange County Public School teachers
• Aided 100+ students to attend annual Global Leadership Summit
• Collaborated with American teachers to provide students multiple opportunities to attend annual Global Leadership Summit and create new technologies for energy conservation and environmental sustainability

Alumnus, Florida Blue Key

• 1st Director of Hospitality for the Florida Speakers Bureau in history to remain under budget while feeding over 400 judges
• Raised over $8,000 in charitable donations from event sponsors

Province Governor, Delta Upsilon Fraternity

• Established 15 new chapters and colonies of the Fraternity as an alumnus volunteer
• Created four new curriculum workshops for other Province Governors to increase member recruitment and retention
• Increased overall recruitment for the International Fraternity by 12%
• Proposed a new by-law allowing transgender brothers to remain as members of the organization