This month’s special guest is Matt Wavering, Director of Project Development at the Rockwall EDC.

Matt was born and raised in Champaign, Illinois. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006. While completing college, Matt earned his Illinois real estate license and begun an internship with Coldwell Banker Commercial Devonshire Realty. The internship turned into a successful ten year career in commercial real estate brokerage where Matt earned national sales production awards in consecutive years from 2011-2014. In 2010, Matt was put into a leadership role and was later promoted to Director of Commercial Brokerage where he was responsible for the planning, budgeting, goal setting, and overall vision of the commercial brokerage division. Under his leadership, the company was awarded multiple “Commercial Elite” awards, signifying a top 15 affiliate in sales production worldwide.

Beginning in 2008, Matt volunteered as a member of the Job Growth & Retention Committee for the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation. The committee met regularly to discuss local primary employers and provided direction to the CCEDC staff on job retention and expansion efforts. From 2012-2014 he chaired that committee while serving as a member of the board of directors of the CCEDC.

In 2014, Matt and his family relocated to North Texas where they reside today. His wife Katie is a nurse practitioner in Rockwall and their children, Bella and Charlie, attend elementary school. Matt earned his Texas real estate license in 2017 and was hired as Director of Project Development for the Rockwall Economic Development Corporation in April 2017. He utilizes his commercial real estate, property management, economics, finance, and project management experience to advance the mission of the Rockwall EDC.