Meet the team.

Matt Wetherbee

On June 7, 2016, three days before his 29th birthday, Matt suffered a C-3 spinal cord injury while playing basketball. He then spent two months at Massachusetts General Hospital and three months at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. He then attended Journey Forward, a nonprofit facility in Canton, MA that specializes in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. He currently is participating in epidural stimulation research at the University of Louisville.

Originally from Marblehead, Massachusetts, Matt attended James Madison University where he completed his undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Sports Management. While working in the sports marketing field before his accident, he worked tirelessly for the benefit of numerous charitable organizations and worked as client relations and marketing manager for many corporate clients. Matt currently resides in Louisville, KY with his wife Kaitlyn, newborn Chase, and therapy dog Seven.