Steve graduated from the University of Maine with a chemical engineering degree in 1976 and worked for Scott Paper Company as an engineer for two years before moving to Readfield in 1978. For the last 44 years, he has been a science teacher and coach of various teams at Maranacook Community High School. Steve and his spouse, Tara, built their own home in Readfield and raised their three children in the town. Steve retired from teaching at the end of the 2022 school year. He considers the people of the Maranacook area to be kind of his extended family and looks forward to spending his retirement years helping out the members of that family.