Kevin Matzke

I am honored to be serving on the St. Chrysostom’s Church Rector Search Committee with my fellow Members and Co-Chairs, Geoff Euston and Judith Stockdale, with whom most I have had many opportunities to worship and serve alongside, and I look forward to working with again.  

My wife, Jackie Griesdorn, and my daughters, Audrey and Gretchen, and I have been part of the St. Chrysostom’s community since the 2006-2007 school year, when our daughters first attended the Day School. 

Along with my children, I was baptized at St. Chrysostom’s, and I have been blessed with many opportunities to serve at St. Chrysostom’s: Sunday School teacher, Property Committee, Stewardship Chair, Finance Committee, Junior Warden, Senior Warden, Greeter, Usher, Lay Eucharist Minister, and Lector, as well as myriad other opportunities to worship and participate in the daily activities of our church. 

Professionally, I am the co-founder and Managing Principal of Clarius Partners LLC, a national commercial real estate development and investment company, headquartered in Chicago. I continue to serve on the board as an Emeritus Member and former President of the Chicago Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.  

I look forward to hearing from many of you, and I thank you all for this calling. God bless our committee and our parish with the ability to listen with open hearts and minds as we discern together our future Spiritual leadership.