Jeff Mathwig

As the son of a career military father Mathwig developed a strong interest in public service, civic engagement, and global affairs at a young age. As an undergraduate, he majored in geography before taking on timely work at Everytown for Gun Safety, the Center for Homicide Research, and United Way. A Peace Corps placement recipient, Mathwig’s dreams of global exploration were cut short when the COVID-19 pandemic caused all Peace Corps service members around the globe to evacuate back to the United States just one month before his scheduled departure. During the start of the pandemic he jumped into action by volunteering as a crisis counselor with the Crisis Text Line and working with COVID-19 infected elderly people at a nursing home in Southwest Philadelphia. Later that same year Mathwig became a manager of the COVID-19 testing program at the University of Pennsylvania, a role that earned him a commitment to excellence award. Today, Mathwig works at the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium in West Philadelphia and is a member of the board of directors for the Breastfeeding Resource Center. He hopes to someday become a nonprofit executive director and adjunct professor in order to make positive change in the world. Aside from his interest in Indonesian, he has spent the past two years learning Japanese through the online language school Japademy.

Last updated: June 2024