Matthew Havniear

Matthew Havniear, MBA, serves as Executive Director of the Jackson County Community Long-Term Recovery Group (JCC LTRG) and the Rogue Valley Community Organizations Active in Disaster (RV COAD), where he leads long-term disaster recovery and coordinates cross-sector disaster activation efforts across Southern Oregon.

A former Non-Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, he brings more than two decades of leadership experience spanning emergency response, disaster recovery, housing stabilization, and veteran services. Prior to his current role, he developed and managed housing stabilization and case management programs for wildfire survivors, led residential and outpatient transition housing programs, and served as a Regional Field Operations Manager, managing disaster deployment operations across the Pacific Northwest while supporting national disaster responses.

Matthew holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Information Analysis and Decision-Making, and a Bachelor of Science in Innovation and Leadership with a minor in Communication, from Southern Oregon University, and is certified in Project Management through the University of Oregon.