Steve was born on April 12th, 1962 and grew up in Pacifica, California. He was very involved at St. Peter's Catholic Church where he played CYO basketball and served as an altar boy. He attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco in the class of 1980. Steve was a two sport All League athlete at SI in basketball and baseball.
Steve attended the University of San Francisco on a baseball scholarship and was a West Coast Conference All League baseball player as a first baseman and was once featured in a full-length article in the San Francisco Chronicle. Following graduation from USF in 1984, Steve started his business career at Kilpatrick's Bakery. He held various roles and ascended to the General Manager level in a short period of time in the East Bay of San Francisco. While the bakery industry went through heavy consolidation during the late 1990s and 2000s, Steve worked for various companies in the retail bakery sector and relocated to Folsom, California. Steve was very passionate about the game of baseball. He played adult league softball for many years and gave back to the community by serving on the board and coaching within Folsom's Little League program where he was highly respected by the other coaches and parents.Â
