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Matt
Matt Lohr loves living life to the fullest. In 36 years, he has personally
visited with former President George Bush four times, ridden a bull, hiked the
Grand Canyon, flown a plane, climbed Mt. Fuji, been elected to political
office, won a new Dodge truck, and witnessed the amazing birth of his two
children, Caroline and Carson. Matt has traveled over one million miles across
all 50 states and eight countries entertaining both students and adults. His
childhood adventures, interactive skits, and inspirational words have been a
crowd favorite at over 2,000 schools, banquets, training's, and leadership
conferences. Matt first developed a passion for speaking as a young FFA member
in high school and went on to serve as state FFA president and national FFA
vice president. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1995, he and his wife
Andrea founded the company "New Directions" Communications to spread their
positive message. Matt is a former middle school teacher and an active partner
in his family's beef, poultry, and pumpkin operation. He has chaired his county
School Board, Planning Commission, and Farm Bureau and currently serves in the
Virginia State Legislature (www.delegatelohr.com).
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Andrea
With a strong southern accent, Andrea Lohr has been energizing audiences
nationwide for over 15 years. Originally from southwestern Kentucky, she now
makes her home with Matt in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Matt and Andrea
met at a national FFA conference back in 1990 and were married five years
later. She is a 1996 graduate of the University of Kentucky, where she was an
avid Wildcat fan! Andrea was very active in FFA and also served as state FFA
president. She went on to work with the National FFA Made For Excellence staff,
the Washington Leadership Conference staff, the Blast Off training staff, the
Life Knowledge program, and as a coach for the national FFA officers. Andrea
taught middle school for four years before becoming a full time Mom in June of
2001. Together Andrea and Matt travel and present dozens of joint keynotes,
workshops, and leadership conferences each year. Andrea has a masters degree in
counseling from James Madison University and currently serves on the Virginia
State board of agriculture.
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Caroline and Carson
Matt and Andrea are blessed with two beautiful children. Caroline Belle was
born in 2001 and recently Carson Jacob joined the family in September of 2005.
Although they haven't mastered the microphone yet, they have already opened
their frequent flier accounts. Caroline and Carson provide tons of
entertainment and excitement, not to mention some priceless speech material.
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