Senior Vice President, International Ministries

Steve brings over 25 years of experience in executive leadership and management in the US and internationally. Over 17 years of that experience has been at Joni and Friends where he has launched multiple initiatives and now leads our International Ministries in over 40 countries. Prior, he served as a missionary in Eastern Europe, an executive at the U.S. Center for World Mission, and a pastor of disability ministry.

He is a published author and co-author with Joni Eareckson Tada of Beyond Suffering: A Christian View of Disability Ministry. He has also co-authored, Another Kind of Courage: God’s Design for Fathers of Families Affected by Disability, as well as Real Families, Real Needs, by Tyndale House Publishing.

Steve and his wife Melissa know firsthand the joys and challenges of parenting a child with disabilities, as their own son, Caleb, was born in 1999 with muscular dystrophy and autism. Their other son Jaron is a university student studying and producing Christian music. Steve holds a B.A. in Theology and Missions from Bethany Global University, an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Biola University, and certificates in executive management from Harvard and Stanford.