Steve has been a life-long resident of Denver. He grew up in West Denver in public housing and personally experienced many of the inequities that people of color experience regarding poverty, family mental illness, domestic violence, lack of quality education, health care disparities, and police brutality, to name a few. As a young man, he developed a keen sense of social justice and always felt like an “other.” He continues his work advising non-profits that advocate for social justice.