I’m Matt Comer…

… It’s nice to meet you!

Hi! My name is Matt. I was raised in Winston-Salem, N.C., but Charlotte has been my home since 2007. I love this city and I am proud to call it my adopted hometown.

I have nearly two decades of professional experience in keeping ideas, communities, and organizations moving and communicating. I love being able to help shape and share stories! I’ve worn many hats over my nearly 20-year career — blogger, reporter, newspaper editor, magazine designer, web designer, event planner, operations and logistics director, media spokesperson, and more.

I currently work as Director of Communications and Digital Engagement at St. Stephen United Methodist Church. I serve as a deacon at my home church, St. John’s Baptist, and I am longtime supporter of a variety of causes and organizations. Prior to my work at St. Stephen, I worked as Operations and Communications Director of Charlotte Pride, beginning my tenure in 2017 and departing in 2022. I served as editor of QNotes, the Charlotte-based LGBTQ newspaper of North Carolina from 2007-2015.

I have been active in local, state, and national LGBTQ and progressive educational work, advocacy, journalism, and commentary since my teens. I graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in 2004, took some undergraduate courses at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and I am currently a student at BSK Theological Seminary (formerly, the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky).

In my free time, I enjoy traveling to the Blue Ridge Mountains, studying history, serving my faith community, and tending to my small and humble flower garden.

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