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President
Matan was elected to serve as President of the local in November 2022. He has been at Metro since 2019 and works as a community engagement specialist in the Parks and Nature department.
He’s Black and Filipinx. He grew up working class.
Things that give him hope: unions, the youth, public library systems.
He dreams of a world beyond capital.