After a powerful conversion to the Catholic faith in 2006, Steve has been active in various Catholic ministries and in leadership positions in the pro-life movement. Steve also spent time discerning religious life, spending 14 months with the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, before discerning his call to work for the Church as a layman. As Founder and President of St. Paul Street Evangelization, he has been featured on EWTN Television and Radio, Catholic Answers Live, Catholic Connection, Kresta in the Afternoon, the Radio Maria Network, Sirius Satellite Radio, Archangel Radio as well as in several Catholic news publications. He resides in Michigan with his wife, Maria, and three children.

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Maria Dawson is a faithful Catholic and graduated with a degree in humanities and Catholic culture from Franciscan University of Steubenville before getting her master’s degree in teaching from the University of Michigan.  After working as an educator at several Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Detroit, she currently works full time as a stay at home mom.

Harry Kemp is the Divisional Legal Counsel for Lear Corporation’s Global Seating Division. Lear is a Fortune 150 company that supplies seating and electrical/electronic systems to auto manufacturers around the world. Prior to joining Lear, Harry was a partner at the law firm of Bodman LLP and also worked as a business consultant at McKinsey & Co. Harry earned a Bachelors in Business Administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. Harry and his wife Leslie live in Royal Oak, Michigan with their five children.

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Growing up nominally Catholic, Mark began reading and studying the Scriptures as a teenager. This journey into a more mature faith led him to theology studies, discernment of religious life, and diocesan seminary, before he recognized a lay calling in service to the Church’s mission of evangelization. As Vice President of Programs and Director of Theology at St. Paul Evangelization Institute, Mark helps develop and implement many of the institute’s initiatives, including new course materials and other publications. He resides in Sterling Heights, MI with his wife Gayle, and their son.

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Bob Wilson is a life long Metro Detroiter. He grew up Catholic but didn’t start living his faith until 2007. Struggles with panic and anxiety led him to seek the peace that only Jesus can give. He’s been evangelizing ever since. He first started evangelizing with St Paul Street Evangelization in 2012. He’s evangelized at parish functions, college campuses, sporting events, parks, downtown areas, and libraries. He’s also the team leader for the Archdiocese of Detroit Festival team. He has co-led several Basic Evangelization Training events, gives a ’10 Ways to be an Amazing Evangelist’ talk, and trains Sacred Heart Seminary seminarians how to evangelize college students. He worked in the shipping business for over 22 years before joining our staff.

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Brian was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. He earned a degree in Business Management before serving as a FOCUS missionary on the campus of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.  After two years with FOCUS he spent three years in the seminary where he learned the art of prayer and discernment as well as studied philosophy and theology. Before coming on with SPSE Brian served as the Director of Mission and Discipleship at a major parish in downtown Indianapolis. He is excited to share his formation and further the mission of the New Evangelization with SPSE. He resides in Durham, NC.

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Maddie was born and raised Catholic in the Metro Detroit area. She graduated from Regina High School (’16) and earned her BS in Marketing with a specialization in advertising and communications from Wayne State University (’19). While a member at the Wayne State Catholic Newman Center, she was an active volunteer with the “Solanus Project,” a homeless outreach program. Prior to becoming the Director of Marketing at the St. Paul Evangelization Institute, she was the Communications Coordinator at the Archdiocese of Detroit. She is a proud Catholic and loves sharing her faith and the Good News with others.

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Michael joins us as a staff writer working on training materials for the School of Evangelization, and will be working on special projects as well. Before joining SPEI, he was in two different religious orders for a combined 3+ years. Previous to his time in religious life, Michael was a writer for an ad agency, Catholic website, and served as a youth & young adult minister. He is a cradle Catholic and was born and raised in the Metro Detroit area.

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Paul is a web developer, server administrator, email administrator, source control administrator, and database administrator for St. Paul Evangelization Institute. He is responsible for keeping various websites up to date and running smoothly. Paul is a “cradle Catholic” who loves to share his faith with others. He has been involved in music ministry at several parishes around the country, and has experience as a facilitator in the RCIA program. Paul was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, and currently resides in Illinois with his wife, Barbara. They have two daughters and two sons.

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Mark earned a BFA in Graphic Design from College for Creative Studies in 2011. The following year, he started freelance work for SPSE. For several years, as a contractor, Mark managed SPSE’s Facebook page as well as most graphic design projects. Nemecek joined SPEI full-time in the spring of 2019. His day-to-day responsibilities include managing all social media platforms, editing videos for the online school, and completing all graphic design projects. Prior to joining SPEI, Mark worked at several technology firms over the course of a decade with a focus on User Interface Design.

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Edgar is a retiree who was born and raised Catholic in Manila, Philippines. He finished his High School in 1966 in an all boys San Sebastian College run by the Augustinian Religious Order. He then went to the University of Santo Tomas, also in Manila and earned his Bachelors Degree in Literature in 1970. Edgar put up his own homebased Medical Billing business in 1990 and had home visiting physicians as his main clients. He operated his business for ten years before being employed by Henry Ford Health Systems in 2000 and Infinity Primary Care Corp in 2006 and retired in 2012. During his retirement, Edgar became active in the Our Lady of Fatima house to house Prayer Ministry and joined SPEI in 2020. Edgar currently lives with his retired wife in Berkley, Michigan.

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Lexa Davis graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. in Film and a Creative Writing minor. With experience working on over 150 short productions, Lexa travelled north in 2021 to work as Video Production Specialist for St. Paul’s School of Evangelization. She partners with the team on various projects and directs the production process from start to finish. Lexa was born in Ohio and raised in a strong Catholic family. She grew tremendously in her faith and relationship with God through her involvement in UCF’s campus ministry, Saint Paul’s Outreach, RCIA mentorship, and live-streaming work for the Brotherhood of Hope. These experiences set her heart on fire for mission, personal growth, and relational evangelization.