Together, with our team we cultivate communities where people are progressively seen, accepted, challenged, and supported.

2025 Board of Directors

As an expression of God’s love in Southwest Florida, we are growing to ensure that no one experiencing hunger, homelessness or addiction is alone or without a pathway for their journey from crisis to contributor.

Rick Fumo

Chairman

Rachael Loukonen

Vice-Chairman

Brad Ament

Secretary

Richard Grows

Treasurer

Members:

Steve Brooder

Chief Executive Officer
peggy@stmatthewshouse.org

Debbie Simmons

Vice President of Finance
dsimmons@stmatthewshouse.org

Bill Curry

Vice President of Development
bcurry@stmatthewshouse.org

Michael Muskat

Vice President of Operations
mmuskat@stmatthewshouse.org

Ben Bridges

Vice President of Programs
bbridges@stmatthewshouse.org

Peggy Mullins

Executive Assistant to the CEO
peggy@stmatthewshouse.org

Bill Curry

Vice President of Development
bcurry@stmatthewshouse.org

Matt Seluk

Director of Major Gifts & Individual Giving
mseluk@stmatthewshouse.org

Hillary Lemaster

Director of Institutional Giving & Grants
hlemaster@stmatthewshouse.org

Julia Szwed

Director of Development Operations
jszwed@stmatthewshouse.org

Joe Loverde

Director of Marketing Strategy
jloverde@stmatthewshouse.org

Bob Irzyk

Director of Marketing and Communications
birzyk@stmatthewshouse.org

Daniel Moore

Director of Retail Operations
DMoore@stmatthewshouse.org

Norman Armstrong

Director of Hospitality
narmstrong@stmatthewshouse.org

Ashlie Johnson

Director of Culture & Engagement
AJohnson@stmatthewshouse.org

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Our Empowerment Hub had over 30 people attend its latest event about preparing for the workforce. They learned about resume preparation, interviewing, self-confidence, job search tools and more!

And shout out to our #CommunityPartners who helped make this happen: @careersource_swfl, @hrbykaren and Lead with Love Foundation, Inc.

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Video Reels A couple big thank-yous as we think back to last month’s awesome golf event at @thetwineaglesclub…

First, thank you to all who participated! 💙

Next, we want to say another thank you to all our sponsors who supported us. 💛

And finally thank you to our awesome volunteers and staff for putting so much work into this top-notch event! 🤍

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We want to say a big thank you to the West Bay Community Charitable Foundation for their generous support of our Fort Myers Shelter for Women and Children! 💙 Your gift helps us provide safety, stability, and hope for families in need.

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Carousel We're excited to share with you that the fundraising phase of the Journey Together Capital Campaign has been completed!

Stay tuned for more exciting updates to come later this year as construction gets underway.

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Video Reels Shout out to one of our #CommunityPartners: Physicians Regional. Across their two campuses, they hosted a super successful peanut butter drive for our #FoodAssistance Program collecting over $10,000 worth of product!

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Congrats to Marco on being presented a Core Value Award by his supervisor! Marco displayed a helpful and healing demeanor as he aided a volunteer in a health emergency at Campbell Lodge.

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Video Reels Thank you to our staff and volunteers who are working the US Open Pickleball Championships. If you're there, stop by our tent to say hi and get a delicious bite to eat!

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