New board member spotlight: Matt Westmoreland

The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation welcomes Matt Westmoreland to our Board of Directors. 

“As a former teacher and school board member, I have a deep love of reading and lifelong learning. Libraries have the potential to be a gathering place that can help unite communities, shared spaces that bridge divides. They are cultural and intellectual centers. And they have the ability to connect us,  whether someone sitting right beside us– or on the other side of the world.”
– Matt Westmoreland

 

 

 

Matt Westmoreland holds the Post 2 At-Large seat on the Atlanta City Council. Prior to his City Council election, Matt was the District 3 Representative on the Atlanta Board of Education, serving as chair of its Budget Commission and legislative liaison to the Georgia General Assembly.

An Atlanta native and proud product of its public school system, Matt received his bachelor’s degree in history from Princeton University, where he served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian. After graduation, Matt returned to Atlanta as a Teach for America Corps Member and taught history at Carver Early College High School in southeast Atlanta. 

Matt previously served as program director for Horizons Atlanta, an educational nonprofit serving low-income students across Metro Atlanta through summer enrichment programs. He serves on the Board of Directors for HOPE Atlanta and of the Atlanta Regional Commission. He is a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2025 and is a graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute and LEAD Atlanta.

The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation welcomes Matt to our Board of Directors.