Stephen joined the BIST team in 2022 after retiring from 26 years in school administration and many years in the classroom. Stephen earned his elementary education degree at Kansas State University and then Master’s and Education Specialist degrees in school administration at UMKC. Stephen was the Director of Education at Ozanam for 20 years and then transitioned to administration in the public school arena as Principal of Arrowhead Day School in the Shawnee Mission School District. Stephen’s 30-plus years working with special education and at-risk students and families has always had a foundation in the BIST philosophy and program implementation.