Background
Stevens, Ron A. was born on September 4, 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Granville Thomas and Charlotte May (Wheeler) Stevens.
Stevens, Ron A. was born on September 4, 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Granville Thomas and Charlotte May (Wheeler) Stevens.
Bachelor, Oklahoma State University. Juris Doctor with honors, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1976.
Staff attorney Legal Assistance Foundation Chicago, 1976-1979. Staff attorney, director housing agenda Business and Professional People for Public Interest, Chicago, 1979-1981. Chief housing division Office of Cook County State's Attorney, 1981-1982.
Campaign coordinator north lakefront Washington for Mayor, 1982-1983. Program officer The Joyce Foundation, 1983-1986. President Citizens for a Better Environment, 1986-1989.
President, Chief Executive Officer United Way Santa Fe County, 1989—2003. Director community impact services United Way American, 2003—2006. President ChangeWays LLC, since 2006.
Advisory board state support center on environmental hazards National Center for Policy Alternatives, Washington, 1987-1989. Chair Local Board EFSP, since 1989, Santa Fe Affordable Housing Roundtable, 1992-1997. Chair Executive Leadership Council for Community Schools, since 1998.
Board directors Northern New Mexico Grantmakers Association, vice president, 1999, president, 2000.
Member building code enforcement committee Mayor's Transition Team Housing Task Force, Chicago, 1983, steering committee Chicago Ethics Project, 1986-1988. Founder, chairman Progressive Chicago Area Network, 1981-1984. Board directors Uptown Recycling Station, Chicago, 1987-1989.
Member South Central Regional Council, United Way of America, 1993-1998. Member Chicago Council Lawyers (chairman housing committee 1978-1981, board governors 1981-1983, board directors Fund for Justice, 1986-1988), Chicago Area Runners Association (founder, vice president 1977-1981).
Married Judy Rohde, June 15, 1968. Children: Samuel Thomas, Alison Elizabeth.