About Me
I am the youngest son of the late, great-yet-humble Robert and Miriam Dorn of Long Island, New York. I was richly blessed by their sacrificial love, exemplary character & values, and perseverance through difficult hardships.
After studying aeronautical engineering at MIT, my career path has involved a wide variety of roles and fields. "Hats" I've worn along the way have included USAF officer, volunteer firefighter, entrepreneur, corporate alliance executive, life coach, foster parent, church/ministry consultant and, most recently, civil engineer.
My present chapter has me working as a land development civil engineer in the Los Angeles area, where I live with my wife Grace. We are blessed to live just a few miles away from our son and his growing family, so there are many day-to-day sweet blessings, including two precious little ones who call me "Papa."
Closer to the core of my identity, I am a follower of Jesus who is passionate about walking closely with Christ. On my good days, I endeavor to overflow Christ’s love to others and to help them walk closer with him. This helping takes various forms, including one-to-one discipleship, leading small group bible studies, being active in the life of our church, coaching leaders of start-up ministries, and now writing this book.
In my spare time, I especially enjoy sunny days spent at Crystal Cove Beach with Grace, building castles out of wooden blocks with our grandchildren, playing ultimate frisbee with people half my age, solving cryptogram puzzles on my phone and, best of all, spending real time with my family and friends.
I hope you enjoy the stories I've been working on, and perhaps sometime you can tell me about your own journey of realness.
Matt Dorn
Monterey Park, CA
October 2021