Steve Wright

Personal Biography:

Balding white guy who believes that the world would be a better place if more people met more people. A little Pollyanna I know. I promise my approach is more practical than my vision. Introductions are critical. It is much more difficult to hate someone you actually know.

I see myself as an educator. I was a classroom teacher for 7 years and a high school administrator for 3 years. I moved into corporate philanthropy with the intention of creating a positive impact more exponentially than I could through direct services. I miss working with people. I like people. And, I have yet to realize the goal of creating positive impact on individuals in an indirect, exponential way.

I believe that technology is most powerful as a communications tool. I believe that teaching technology as workforce development is over-emphasized and that it is critical for people to conceptualize technology as a powerful way to tell your story. To advertise yourself, your community, your issues, your products. I believe the most power science wielded today is Public Relations / Marketing. Can we use these extraordinary powers of persuasion for the forces of good and light? We can convince people of the necessity of the latest Nike. We are capable of creating need from whole cloth. What if …

Goals:

In general, I am interested in working with people to use my skills to achieve valuable goals. My goals are defined around general impact and efficacy more than they are specific issues. For example, I want to work with effective systems for publishing information. I am eager to work with folks who work closely with communities whose issues, opinions, resources, and value are underrepresented, underappreciated, and underutilized.