Steve has over 28 years of K-12 and higher education safety, security, and emergency management experience. He currently serves as a Special Project Advisor at the University of Georgia. He previously served as the Director of Emergency Preparedness and Insurance and Claims at the University of Georgia, as the State School Safety Unit Manager with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency – Homeland Security (GEMA), as a K-12 security administrator and as a police officer.

Steve is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a degree in History and continued his education at The University of Georgia by receiving a Master’s degree in Social Science Education and teacher certification. Steve also holds a Professional Emergency Manager certification through the State of Georgia and is an instructor with the Georgia Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (POST) Council.

Steve is honored to serve as an adjunct instructor for the Louisiana State University’s NCBRT/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education Center and as a national instructor/curriculum developer for the United States Department of Education’s Readiness in Emergency Management and Schools Technical Assistance Center.