Meet Team Matuli

Joe Matulis

Photographer/ Media Editor

Joe has spent the last eight summers lifeguarding in Southern California. Right now he is into surfing, making his own surfboards and filming with his super 8 movie camera. As the innovator of the team, Joe is the lead member on Matuli Media projects. 

Dave McErlean
Photographer/ Media Editor 

Dave has been lifeguarding in Southern California for  six summers and a member of Team Matuli for the last three of them. He likes to surf, dive and film with his underwater camera. Trained in multimedia and photography, Dave is one of the head photographers and editors on Team Matuli and is head of media publication. 

Thomas Dollar

Lead Artist

Starting out as a lifeguard in 2006, Thomas soon evolved into a capable young artist. After a successful art session in 2009 at the Matuli studio, Thomas was brought on as Lead Artist. He is credited with bringing Matuli into the next stage of its existence with his innovative designs. Thomas has brought a great amount of  creativity to Team Matuli. 

Allan Bayer
Business Manager
Allan moved to San Clemente in the summer of 2005 to start lifeguarding. He earned a degree in accounting from the University of California, Santa Barbara in June of 2010. Since then, he has been in charge of the business end to the Matuli Team.

 

José Matulí
Team Goldfish
Found by Team Matuli in 2009, José takes refuge in a José Cuervo bottle at Matuli Headquarters. He likes surfing with the team and swimming in the ocean, as long as the lid to his bottle is tightly shut. Starting as just a mascot, José has grown into a source of inspiration for the team. He is most famous for his modeling work back in the 2009, that led the team to the "José" shirt design.