About me
Matt Ward is Chairperson for the Hudson-Essex-Passaic (HEP) Soil Conservation District based in Bloomfield, NJ. The 67-year-old has served for nearly 39 years as a district supervisor. Past board member, NJ State Soil Committee, and is 2nd Vice-President for the New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts (NJACD). He was honored in 2024 by NJACD as "Outstanding Supervisor" in NJ.
Ward's community involvements include the following: past council member, City of Clifton.; past board member and president, Clifton Board of Education; former member, Clifton Planning Board; original member, Passaic County Open Spaces Committee.
Earned his Masters in Public Administration from the University of South Carolina. Ward is a professionally active writer for various media outlets in golf, tourism, and travel arenas. He lives in Clifton, NJ, with wife Celeste.
