Matt is a Staff Writer for theTurtleRoom’s Education Department, which includes contributing to World Turtle News. He has spent the last 8 years dedicating himself to the conservation of turtles and to the education of the public about them, and he has a passion for serving nonprofit organizations. His love for turtles – and all living things – has been with him his entire life. Matt has been both a member of and staff member for organizations that promote the protection of animals, including as an ambassador enrichment handler for the Atlanta Wild Animal Rescue Effort (AWARE) wildlife rehab in Georgia and an Educations Docent at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. He has experience working with and educating about many other species of turtles who are in need, such as North American Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta), Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), and Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin ssp.).

Having helped establish the World Turtle News, Rodney has recently moved into the role of Copy and Photo Editor bringing together his strong communication skills with his love of photography. Rodney is particularly keen on street photography using the backdrop of London City where he works. He can be found on instagram as @justscreaming.

He currently performs Unix administration for the Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences at King’s College London. A role that he enjoys immensely as IT support in the academic field allows him to build bespoke solutions and flex his IT problem solving muscles.

Unusually for a Brit, Rodney is a keen baseball fan and follows the New York Mets. Rodney lives in Chelmsford, Essex, UK with his wife Becky, two cats and the Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni) Kaiju that sparked his love of Chelonia.