New Executive Director of Workforce Programs At MCC

McHenry County College welcomes David Matts of Crystal Lake as executive director of Workforce, Community and Business Programs. He replaces Catherine Jones, who left MCC to take a position at a four-year university.

In his role at MCC, Matts directs the development, implementation and evaluation of community and workforce programs and events, including customized training and Shah Center operations. 

  

 “It is great to be working in the McHenry County area, where I have called home for over 20 years,” Matts said. “I am pleased to be a part of MCC and I look forward to the opportunity to build on existing relationships in business and industry to meet the training and education needs of our area workforce."

Before joining MCC, Matts was the director of Continuing Education at the College of Lake County since 2010. Before that, he was director of inside sales at Deluxe Corporation in Crystal Lake for 10 years. He also is the former assistant vice president of Sales Support and Shareholder Services for four years at Scudder Kemper Investments in Chicago, where he also advanced from inside sales representative to manager in three years. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.