Matthew Earnest has extensive experience in the nursing field, currently serving as the VISN 21 Performance Measure Coordinator at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs since May 2009. Additionally, Matthew has been the Director of Healthcare Relations at Infinadeck since January 2012. Previously, Matthew worked as a Flight Nurse for the Oklahoma Air National Guard from January 2005 to June 2014, focusing on the evacuation of combat-injured soldiers. Earlier in their career, Matthew held the position of Assistant Director at Good Shepherd Hospice from May 2001 to May 2009 and worked as a Repair Technician at Frank's Underwater Sports from August 1991 to December 2001, specializing in overhauling scuba regulators and buoyancy compensators. Matthew earned a Master of Science in Nursing Science from the University of Central Oklahoma between 2013 and 2016 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Science from the same institution from 1996 to 2000.