ClickCease Master Matchmakers® - Meet the team

Steve Ward

For over 20 years, Master Matchmakers® has provided personal coaching and professional matchmaking for upscale singles seeking meaningful relationships. Founded by JoAnn Ward, the company is now owned and operated by her son Steve Ward out of Palm Beach, Florida. This mother-and-son matchmaking duo gained national acclaim as hosts and executive producers of VH1's Tough Love from 2009-2013. Over six seasons, they transformed the lives of dozens of men and women by helping them find, form and maintain healthy, happy relationships. Their best-selling book Crash Course in Love (Simon & Schuster) and television appearances showcased their thought leadership and area of expertise. With Steven's proprietary technology to prove identity, run background checks, and verify photos, Master Matchmakers now provides personal coaching and professional matchmaking services nationwide.

 

JoAnn is the Founder of Master Matchmakers who is semi-retired and now enjoys just doing what she's always loved to do most; explain how we work. JoAnn’s foundation rests on her passion for uniting desirable singles in rewarding, long-term relationships. A happily married mother of three adult children, and a grandmother of six, JoAnn has enjoyed all the success in love her clientele only dream of. Through her unique approach to matchmaking, she has been able to create hundreds upon hundreds of successful relationships for people of all backgrounds.

 

Matchmaking
Kim DiSilvestro
Chief Operations Officer
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Kim is a graduate of Drexel University with a Bachelor's degree in business with concentrations in marketing and finance. She has been happily married for twenty-four years, has two adult children and knows how much work and commitment is needed through all of life's ups and down to sustain a lasting relationship. Kim has known the Wards for many years and is considered family. "I have always admired the natural instinct that JoAnn and Steven have for matching people so successfully.” In the past fourteen years Kim has worked closely with hundreds of clients to bring them into the committed relationships they have sought after. "I feel so happy to be a part of these matchmaking miracles. I can say with all my heart that I love going to work every day; it's such an adrenaline rush to help people find their soul mates."


Coaching
Tatoya Turner M.Ed
Dating and Relationship Coach
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Tatoya discovered early in life that her passion was motivating people to discover their purpose and empowering them to maximize their potential. During undergrad, she gained valuable experience, serving as a counselor to both women and adolescence at various youth programs and non-profit organizations. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Criminal Justice from Rutgers University and a Master of Education in Counseling from Angelo State University.

Tatoya believes that the only way to reach true happiness and success is through the process of self-evaluation and introspection. She knows that the more we understand ourselves, the better chance we have at attracting our perfect match. She enjoys facilitating self-help groups and aims to support people in establishing and maintaining healthy relationships.

Though she will always be a Jersey girl, Tatoya now resides in the greater Atlanta area. There, she cohosts networking events dedicated to women and men who want to improve their love life and develop lifelong relationships. As a Coach with Master Matchmakers, Tatoya looks forward to assisting clients through dating challenges and supporting them through their journey to true love.

Client Relations
Kristen Quackenbush
Executive Director of Client Relations
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Kristen has worked with Master Matchmakers for well over 15 years and is Executive Director of Client Relations. She is passionate about helping highly selective, like-minded professionals find and keep the love of their life. She has experienced what it is like to be single, and what it takes to navigate the tumultuous waters of the dating scene successfully into a long lasting marriage. She has made it her mission to enlighten successful single professionals that they do not have to settle, and that "needle in the haystack" does exist. Kristen holds a Master’s degree in Education as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and was high school science teacher in the DC area for many years. Kristen is a Key West native and currently resides outside of Sedona, AZ with her husband and 3 children.

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*Our Guarantee. The information we provide regarding other individuals is reliable to the best of our knowledge. Everyone has their identity, age and photos verified and is subject to public record background checks. If information we provide is found to be inaccurate we discount the match and try again. We cannot guarantee or promise a certain outcome or result from matchmaking or coaching. Nothing we say or do can be construed as a guarantee about the outcome of your experience. Our past or future comments about the outcome of your experience, potential matches, estimates of fees and time frames or our opinions are not guarantees. Actual fees and time frames may vary from the estimates given.