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Matt Sandoval

Vice President of Programs

Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona


Matt Sandoval is an Arizona native who has served in a variety of capacities in human services and non-profit organizations. Over his career, Matt has been a high school math teacher, school counselor, program director, and nonprofit executive. Matt has served at a large non-profit agency as VP of Community Initiatives, as an Executive Director for an independent living community for adults with developmental disabilities, as a Clinical Therapist, and is now the VP of Programs at Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona.  

Matt has served on several non-profit and charter school boards for groups that support youth and community development with a special emphasis on serving multicultural, multilingual, and first-generation college attendees. He has also volunteered with organizations supporting incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and with the Child Welfare Education Program at Arizona State University. Matt holds a Master of Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University, a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University, and is a Licensed Master Social Worker with the Arizona Behavioral Health Board of Examiners.