OCHEC Convention

Matthew leads a dynamic team as the Director of Breakthroughs In Learning. As a seminar speaker he shares from his experience of what it’s like on both sides of learning disabilities. Having grown up with multiple learning disabilities he knows firsthand the challenges a struggling learner can face. He worked hard to overcome those challenges and creating breakthroughs for his clients each day is his opportunity to give back. Matthew is a best-selling author and an Educational Therapist with over 20,000 hours of experience working with children and adults with learning difficulties. When not in the office Matthew can be found seeking adventure with his wife and children, preferably on a mountain or in a kayak.

Paula has been a wife to Gord for nearly 30 years and a mom to 8 children ages 13-27, with almost two married and almost two grandchildren! They live on a farm in Niagara where they run their family business teaching the endangered craft of stained glass all year round. God has used everything from the business to homeschooling to puppies to marriage and kids to continue the work of sanctification, in not just her life, but her whole family’s. Her favourite thing is to meet with younger moms and encourage them in their spiritual journey. She’s often joked she has her degree in “Having Coffee”.