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Tracy Baynes
Tracy founded STEP in 2002. She brings 15 years of experiential education and expedition leadership experience to the organization. Tracy obtained her doctorate in oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1993. Since then she has dedicated her career to bringing students out into the field. She has done so as a faculty member with a variety of institutions including Sea Education Association, Columbia University, Long Island University, and the University of Pittsburgh.

Steve Boyle
Steve is President and Co-Founder of L’ Auberge Communities, a real estate development firm in Arizona and Colorado.  Prior to that, he was President of Hutton Real Estate Services and Founder of its National Real Estate Investment Department.  Steve is also Co-Founder of The Bellows Foundation, whose mission is to engage in research and development in practicum education and economic development.  Steve is a graduate of Cornell University and a former Marine.

Stephanie Calderon

Stephanie is a 2006 STEP graduate.  She is currently a freshman at the University of Arizona, majoring in biology.  Stephanie is in the Blue Chip Leadership Program at school and also active in Every Voice in Action Foundation, a youth philanthropic organization in Tucson.  Stephanie made the Dean’s List last semester for excellence in her academic performance.  In January she was accepted into Alpha Epsilon Delta, a pre-med honorary society.

Rick Strobridge
Rick is President and CEO of Healthcare Technology Corporation (www.healthcaretec.com) and the Founder of the United States Telehealth Network. He is a leading expert in telemedicine, medical imaging systems, advanced operating room design, and medical technology integration, and a pioneer in integrated voice/video/data networking, videoconferencing and distance learning. Rick is an avid sailor and an alumnus of a semester-at-sea college program.

Gail Williams
Gail is a tax consultant. For over 30 years she has advised individuals, small businesses, and non-profit organizations on their financial needs. Gail was instrumental in establishing the Arizona Association of Women Business Owners and the Arizona Inventors Association, serving on their founding Boards.

  

“Before this trip, I had never been out of Arizona. Now I have a taste of a greater world out there.”

 

Duane
STEP Graduate

 
 
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