Matthew Pence

Matthew joined PAGE as a staff attorney in 2012. Prior to law school, he was a high school social studies teacher in North Carolina. Matthew grew up in a small town and is a proud product of its public schools. His favorite teachers were Mrs. Hazel Cox, his third-grade teacher who kept him from falling through the cracks, and Mrs. Jeanette Martin, his high school English teacher who instilled in him a passion for literature. He graduated with a degree in history from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he was a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. He received his law degree from Emory University School of Law. In his spare time, he can be found running, swimming, exploring, and reading.