MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: 
Matthew Bloomberg

• Hometown: Springfield, IL
• Campus: UIUC
• Illinois Degree(s) & Major(s): BS Marketing & Information Systems
• Year of Illinois graduation: 2021
• Favorite UI Memory: Playing Intramural sports each semester and winning softball & dodgeball. Also, watching Illini basketball become a dominant force.
• Favorite Place on Campus: Memorial Stadium & ARC (Activities & Recreation Center)
• Favorite Illini athlete: Ayo Dosunmu
• Favorite class at Illinois: Intro to Marketing with Professor Wolters
• Favorite UIUC Bar/Restaurant: Legends
• Moved to Houston: 2022
• What brought you to Houston: Work
• Favorite things About Houston: The weather, food, great people….not the traffic!
• Favorite places in Houston: The Post, Pinkertons BBQ, Shell Energy Stadium (I’m biased, go Shell!)
• Occupation: Marketing & Sales Analyst at Shell
• Something special about me: 1) Third generation Illini graduate; 2) Just got married to my amazing Illini wife Taylor on October 19th! 🍾🎈 🎉 😃 
• How to get in contact: E-Mail

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