Stephen has been an independent strategic communications consultant since 2002, ​positioning leaders and organizations to reach their targeted audiences and move them to ​action. He counsels leaders and organizations, including trade associations, nonprofits, ​advocacy groups, government agencies, and corporations.

Based in South Florida, Stephen is a strategist and spokesperson for numerous issue and ​political campaigns, and represents clients across the country. He is active in the Florida ​Democratic Party and served two terms as president of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic ​Caucus. He has been a leader and board member in many nonprofit and political ​organizations.

Stephen held senior communications and management roles in the Bill Clinton, Al Gore and ​John Kerry presidential campaigns, including as advisor to and spokesperson for the Gore ​and Kerry families, and press secretary and spokesperson for the Presidential Inaugural ​Committee, among other positions. He served in both terms of the Clinton Administration, as ​Special Assistant to the Secretary at the US Department of Labor, and Communications ​Director at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He also worked for ​several leading public affairs firms in Washington DC.

Stephen holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Representative Client List

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

Alliance of Retired Americans

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Federal City Council

Florida Red and Blue / Say No 2

Floridians for a Fair Shake

Global Technology Solutions

Green Door Behavioral Health

JAM Holdings

National Law Enforcement Partnership to End Gun Violence

New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault

Pride Fund to End Gun Violence

Ryan Health

Sysazzle, Inc.

US Department of Veterans Affairs

US General Services Administration

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