Mati was born in El Salvador and moved to Los Angeles in 2004 with her husband Eddie, and have a son, Max.
She studied Marketing and Communication Sciences with a minor in Advertising at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in Spain. She worked as a copywriter and then editor for a publishing company in El Salvador. Afterwards, she worked as Communications Manager for the Entrepreneurial Foundation for the Educational Development (FEPADE) and simultaneously she was a TV anchor/presenter for TeleDos News. Most of her career she worked as General Manager of FUTUREKIDS, a company that promoted computer literacy for children.
Mati was involved in charitable organizations in El Salvador, like Make a Wish, FUNDEMAS, and she started a relationship with FUSALMO in El Salvador, an organization that she admires and which she still supports to date. She has supported several organizations in Los Angeles, including MEND, Susan G. Komen Foundation, American Cancer Society, Casting for Recovery, Camp Kesem, amongst other causes. She serves as Vice President of the Board of FUSALMOUSA and owns a lighting importing business in California since 2005.