Matt Joyce - Merrimac

Board of Directors

Matt is an outstanding asset to our board, sharing his marketing expertise, great ideas and enthusiasm.

Matt serves on the Foundation Board Communications Committee.

He was born and raised on a dairy farm in Marquette County. He still has numerous family members in Sauk and neighboring counties. He met his wife, Ann, in Wisconsin Dells and they were married in 1971. They have four daughters and six grandchildren.

Matt is a U.S. Air Force Vietnam veteran and UW graduate in agriculture journalism and natural resource management. He has 40+ years of experience in the communications field with a national public relations firm and the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.

Matt retired in 2013 and moved to the Town of Merrimac in 2015 after 45 years as a resident in Dane County. During his time living on the near west side of Madison, he was involved with numerous grassroots groups, neighborhood and community organizations.

He continues his community service involvement with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the American Legion, the Friends of Devils Lake, and the Aldo Leopold Foundation.