Matt Flaherty is an Arroyo Research Services Senior Associate providing technical assistance and training in Migrant Education Program (MEP) identification and recruitment (ID&R), service provision, data management and program administration on several ARS projects. Mr. Flaherty began his career in the MEP as a recruiter with the Maine government summer internship program and ultimately served as the Maine MEP State Director. He then worked as an ID&R specialist with Mano en Mano where he assisted in the coordination of the ID&R of all eligible children, leading recruitment sweeps and providing technical assistance to the Maine Migrant Education Program ID&R team. As an education specialist for ESCORT, a national migrant education resource center, he organized ID&R project teams, developed tools and techniques to enhance outreach and enrollment of migratory children, and provided training to state-based recruiters. With ARS, he supports MEP staff for state and local education agencies, leads the Arroyo team for the Tennessee and Maryland MEPs, and supports the ARS ID&R team in North Carolina. Mr. Flaherty is a graduate of Norwich University and earned a Master of Education at the University of Maine, Orono.

Contact: matt.flaherty@arroyoresearchservices.com | 828-484-4385 x7013