Matt Niemitz worked at Ocean Leadership for three years, planning and implementing education programs as well as designing and producing education posters, websites, and media, among many other tasks. Matt has an undergraduate degree in geology and was first introduced to ODP by conducting climate change research using samples from Leg 154. He sailed on the first School of Rock in 2005. He enjoys traveling, writing blogs and watching Seinfeld re-runs. He now lives in San Francisco.