Stephen is a senior at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) majoring in Nutrition and Dietetics and will be graduating this May. He currently works at the Guardian Scholars Program, the foster youth program at CSULB and is the President of Fostering Futures, the foster youth student organization on campus. After graduating, he will be obtaining his Master in Counseling with an option in Student Development in Higher Education, in hopes of becoming a foster youth academic counselor, advisor, and mentor at a community college or university.