Steve is a passionate educator who has significant experience across a range of educational settings. For the last two years he has been working as an Educational Consultant for Cognition Education specialising in the area of sustainable school change and leadership.Previously, Steve was the foundation Principal of Rolleston College in Canterbury and prior to that worked as Deputy Principal at Alfriston College, Regional Facilitator for the Te Kotahitanga Project, and English Curriculum advisor for the Auckland region during the original implementation of NCEA.

Along this journey, Steve gained extensive knowledge and experience in leading and developing authentic, skill-based learning contexts that empower learners and teachers. Additionally, he has also researched the role of creativity in the learning experience and has worked extensively in relationship-based learning programmes where all learners can thrive. Last year, Steve started the 'engaging learning voices' initiative, designed to help educators respond to change with a smile; using humour and the power of narrative pedagogy. Steve also published two books this year, ''Which Voice?'' and, "Whimsical Dictionary for Educators''. Finally, Steve admits to being an obsessive doodler who still reads comics, listens to too much loud music, and follows a football team who seem unable to ever win anything.