RHCDA

Stephen has been with the Regional Housing and Community Development Alliance since 1999 and has been its Executive Director and President since late 2002.  He was born and raised in the City of St. Louis, worked in three successive City of St. Louis Mayoral administrations, and is the former Director of the City of St. Louis Community Development Agency, which administers the Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs for the City.

Stephen brings considerable knowledge and experience in financing the development of multi-family and single-family housing, particularly with complex multi-layered financings.

Stephen is currently the Chairman of the Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis.  He has also been a member of the University of Missouri at St. Louis Public Policy Research Center's Advisory Committee, Fannie Mae's Southwestern Regional Housing and Community Development Advisory Council, and the Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.'s Network Advisory Board.

Stephen received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University and is a member of the Missouri Bar Association with a law degree from Washington University.  He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and is certified by the National Development Council as a Housing Development Finance Professional. In 1997 Stephen was a Fannie Mae Foundation Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government Executive Program for State and Local Government Officials.