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Matt Hildreth
Matt Hildreth is the Executive Director of RuralOrganizing.org, a national organization working to rebuild a rural America that's empowered, thriving, and equitable. Matt grew up on a small farm in eastern South Dakota and is a graduate of Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota where he studied Philosophy and Communications. He earned a Master’s Degree in Strategic Communication from the University of Iowa and holds an Executive Education Certificate from Harvard University’s Leadership, Organizing and Action program