National Success Stories
George Tillman, Jr.
George Tillman, Jr. was accepted into Columbia University's Fine Arts Program with one-year's worth of college credit based on his prior trainings and productions with MATA. Mr. Tillman is now a well-established Hollywood writer, director and producer, working on such films as Soul Food, Men of Honor, and Barbershop.

LaTonya Hagans
HBO film actress LaTonya Hagans used the skills she acquired at MATA while in high school to work in commercial television and movie production until her acting career took off.

Local Success Stories
Dena Aronsen of DA Video
Dena Aronsen utilized her formal education to produce MATA television programs and gain the work experience she needed to obtain employment.

Peter Draves of CV Video
Peter Draves used his trainings and experience from MATA to start his own production business.

Eric Griswold, Engineer
MATA's media trainings enhanced Eric Griswold's experience as a software engineer.

Johnin Mitchell, Jr. of Christian Faith Fellowship Church
Johnin Mitchell, Jr. obtained the job of Video Production Manager because of MATA's media technology trainings.