Steve is a retired Elementary teacher and Principal with 35 years of service. He has Bachelors (McMaster University) and Masters (University of New Brunswick) Degrees in Physical Education, a Bachelor of Education (University of Toronto) and a Masters in Restorative Practice (International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) Graduate School). He also holds Ontario Education Principal and Supervisory Officer qualifications.
Steve has been involved in the use of Restorative Practices in schools for more than 20 years. Working with the York Region District school Board, Steve championed and lead the Board’s Restorative Practices initiative for many years, as well as sitting on the Board’s Safe Schools Committee.
He also worked within the Youth Justice court system, facilitating conferences as part of the Youth Justice Act. He is a member of FaithCare, sitting on the steering committee and providing restorative services to faith communities. Steve is a certified trainer with the IIRP in Formal Conferences, Circles, and Restorative Frameworks. He presently sits as a Trustee on the IIRP Board of Trustees. Steve is a certified Community Mediator and Restorative Justice trainer with Community Justice Alternatives of Durham Region (CJAD) where he sits as member of the Board. He is a past Board member of the Canadian Restorative Justice Consortium (CRJC).
He presently works for Restorative Resolutions, providing Restorative Practices training and coaching to schools across Canada, and can be heard in the weekly Podcast “Circle Forum” discussing aspects of Restorative Justice and leadership in schools and broader society. He is the author of The Restorative Principal: Leading in Education with Restorative Practices, describing his personal journey in learning about, and implementing, Restorative Practices in schools.
He lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Contact Steve at [email protected]