Board of Directors

Dr. Stephens provides strategic oversight at STAR by leading our administrative team, planning our organizational trajectory, and overseeing operations and school culture. He earned his bachelor's degree in business management at Fisk University before attending Vanderbilt University's Divinity School in Nashville to earn his masters. Dr. Stephens completed his doctorate programming at Baylor University, and as a product of both public and private school systems, understands the disparities and inequities that exist amongst students. In his work, Dr. Stephens strives to eliminate these inequities by building communities that foster academic achievement through STAR academy and on a variety of civic leadership boards. In his spare time, Dr. Stephens enjoys traveling, deep-sea fishing, and kitesurfing.