User:Mattjdougherty

Matthew James Dougherty was born Saturday August 28th, 1976 in Cambridge Minnesota to Renae Ann Dougherty & John Martin Dougherty. He lived in Rush City from birth until he was 14 years old. From there he moved to Oakdale Minnesota, and then to Cottage Grove Minnesota. As a 17 year old he enlisted in the US Army Reserve, and attended Army Basic Training in-between his junior & senior year of high school. He was assigned to the 19th Psyops Company out of Fort Snelling MN. He graduated from Park of Cottage Grove High School in 1995. From there he moved to Rochester Minnesota to attend Rochester Community & technical College. He transferred to the 7212th Installation Medical Support Unit out of Rochester. He worked part time at KWEB Sports Radio and KMFX Fox Country 102.5. After graduating from RCTC in the spring of 1998 he transferred to Winona State University in Winona Minnesota. He graduated from WSU in the fall of 2000 with a BA in History. In 2000 he also moved back to the Twin Cities and worked in Politics as a Field Representative for the State Senate Majority Caucus. After the elections were over to got a new job working for Dart Transit in Eagan Minnesota. In 2003 he joined the Saint Paul Jaycees. In 2005 he served as their Fundraising Director, and in 2006 as their Community Development Vice President. In 2004 he serve as the Sergeant of the Kings Guard to King Boreas Rex LXVIII John Bennett in the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, the Coolest Celebration on Earth. In 2005 he was elected to serve a two-year directors term to the Order Of the Royal Guard (OORG), the organization of former Winter Carnival Kings Guards. He currently lives in the saintly city of Saint Paul Minnesota