I’ve also dedicated my career to improving the industry as a whole by serving in a variety of leadership roles:
• NAR Finance Committee Member (2024-2027)
• Federal Political Coordinator for Louisiana U.S. Sen. John Kennedy
• NAR RPAC Golden R Hall of Fame ($50K level) President’s Circle
• Chair of NAR Real Property Operations Committee (2024)
• Central Louisiana Board of Directors (2017-2022)
• Chair of NAR Commercial Committee (2021)
• NAR Public Policy Coordinating Committee (2020-2021)
• NAR Meeting & Conference Committee (2019)
• NAR Board of Directors (2017-2019)
• Louisiana REALTOR® of the Year (2017)
• REALTOR® Party Retirement/Financial Planning PAG (2017)
• NAR Region10 Vice-President – representing Louisiana and Texas (2016)
• NAR Executive Committee (2016)
• President of Louisiana REALTORS® (2014)
• RPAC Fundraising Trustee (2013)
• President of Louisiana CCIM Chapter (2013)
• Hancock Bank CENLA Advisory Board of Directors (2008-2012)
• Graduate of NAR Leadership Academy (2011)
• President of Greater Central Louisiana REALTOR® Association (2007)
At the same time, I’ve served on the CHRISTUS Cabrini Foundation Board for the past 14 years, founded the “Play It Forward” Tennis Tournament that contributes 100% of its proceeds to the local children’s hospital, and I host a live call-in radio show, “Central Louisiana Economic Update with Matt Ritchie,” that reaches nearly 40,000 listeners in Louisiana and Mississippi.
