09/02/2026
🌟 Meet our Master of Ceremonies — and Luminary Champion Candidate — Matt Ford!
We’re excited to welcome Matt Ford as Master of Ceremonies for the Brain Injury Association of America – Delaware Chapter’s 2026 Luminary of the Year Celebration, honoring Matt Denn on October 29.
Matt is an award-winning communications professional, television host and longtime Delaware community advocate. A Delaware native, he has spent nearly two decades working in communications and media and currently serves as a host and anchor with DETV, helping tell the stories of people and organizations making an impact across the First State. Matt is also a graduate of Leadership Delaware, a Delaware Business Times 40 Under 40 honoree, and an adjunct professor.
But Matt’s connection to the brain injury community is also deeply personal.
At just 24 years old, before Matt was born, his mother suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that resulted in a life-changing brain injury. She survived through extraordinary medical care, determination and what their family considers a miracle — but the effects of that injury have remained part of their family’s life for decades.
Growing up alongside his mother’s journey, Matt became not only her son, but also a caregiver and advocate. He saw firsthand both the resilience of a brain injury survivor and the challenges survivors and families can face long after the initial injury.
That experience continues to shape his commitment to advocacy and is one of the reasons Matt has also stepped forward as a Luminary Champion Candidate.
💙 What is a Champion Candidate?
Champion Candidates use their voice, personal story and network to help raise funds and awareness for Delawareans impacted by brain injury. Each Champion can create a personalized fundraising page, set a goal and invite friends, family members, colleagues and community partners to support the campaign.
BIAA-DE can also help Champions along the way with fundraising ideas, messaging, graphics and other tools to make participating easy.
Support Matt Ford’s Champion campaign:
👉 https://give.biausa.org/MattFordDE
Funds raised through the Luminary campaign help BIAA-DE continue expanding brain injury education, resources, navigation and support for individuals and families throughout Delaware.
🌟 Interested in becoming a Champion Candidate yourself?
You don’t need to be a professional fundraiser. You simply need to care about the brain injury community and be willing to help spread the word.
Visit:
👉 https://give.biausa.org/campaign/delaware-luminary-of-the-year-2026/c771300
Then click “Become a Fundraiser” to get started.
And we hope you’ll join Matt and the rest of our brain injury community at the 2026 Delaware Luminary of the Year Celebration on Thursday, October 29, at the Executive Banquet & Conference Center in Newark.
🎟️ Event tickets:
https://give.biausa.org/event/delaware-luminary-of-the-year-2026-tickets/e830135
Help us celebrate, raise awareness and build a stronger future for Delawareans affected by brain injury.
