Matthew French

Matthew French serves as the Community and Engagement Manager at Piedmont Airlines since March 2023 and is the Founder of Awesomely Authentic, a role held since June 2020, specializing in diversity recruitment and inclusive leadership training. With a rich background in academia, French has been a Communication Instructor at Old Dominion University since 2015 and has contributed as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist at TextNow (2021-2022). Previous positions include Assistant Director of Employer Partnerships & Diversity Strategies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Career Counselor at Marymount Manhattan College. French holds a Master of Arts in Communication and Media Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Old Dominion University. His work emphasizes building inclusive environments and developing effective communication and career strategies within educational and corporate frameworks.