Professional Biography This Canadian was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Steve attended St. Mary's University and earned degrees in Political Science and Business. Though never one to play sports as a youth, he managed to guarantee a position on the Varsity football team in his last year. Unfortunately, serious surgery ended that journey as well as any further hopes for a try in pro hockey. While at SMU, Steve was very active in various roles such as Head of Campus Security and roles in the Senate and in Residence life. The next major stage of life carried him to Thunder Bay, Ontario at the head of Lake Superior, a beautiful substitute for the North Atlantic he grew up by. Love was right around the corner and thus Thunder Bay became home and is for his family. He held positions in management in a retail enviroment and later as General Manager of a large retail/wholesale operation. During this time he added another B.A. degree, this time in economics from Lakehead University. Life being what it is, there have been many struggles along the way and that was no different in a career. Fortunately, the last 25 years has seen Steve as a Financial Advisor in the North West Ontario area. He has earned additional professional and academic designations to help in this career path. He is a Certified Financial Planner, a Chartered Financial Planner and has a Master's and Professional Doctorate from the Canadian School of Management/Hawthorne University. He has volunteered with children with special needs and is a past board member at Big Brothers and Big Sisters, George Jeffries Treatment Center and The United Way, amongst many others. He is an avid fitness person who competes in many swim, run and Triathlon events. Over the last 10 years, he has had the fortune to play the guitar and out of that came the opportunity to write music. And again, life being what it is has turned the music into another career. The love and support of his family, his wife Noreen and children Matthew and Melissa have been the backbone of being what and where he is today.