Steve is 67 years old and has been married to his wife Ann for 42 years. They have one daughter, Kimberly. All three are University of Arizona graduates. Steve has a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and a Masters degree in Higher Education Management. Ann has a bachelor’s degree in Education and Kimberly has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the Eller College of Management.
Steve worked for the University of Arizona in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics for 32 years. He was the Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities and Project Management. He was responsible for overseeing project management from design through occupancy. Prior to that he worked in Industrial Relations for ASARCO Mission Mine for ten years and ran a small business (Long John Silver's) for a year.
Steve's interests include all forms of athletics, primarily long distance running and biking. Travel has been a passion, including trips to Africa (helped build a school for HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia), Sri Lanka (rebuilt homes after the tsunami), Israel, Egypt, China, Thailand and more.