Background
Steffens, Ronald Edward was born on May 15, 1958 in St. Louis. Son of E.W. and Mary (Huff) Steffens.
Steffens, Ronald Edward was born on May 15, 1958 in St. Louis. Son of E.W. and Mary (Huff) Steffens.
Bachelor in English, Tulane University, 1980. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, University Arizona, 1986.
Editor The Orleans Guide, New Orleans, 1980-1981. News editor Cody (Wyoming) Enterprise, 1981-1982. Feature writer Green Valley (Arizona) News, 1982-1984.
Visiting writer in schools Arizona Commission on the Arts, Tucson, 1986-1991, Arts Reach Native American Arts Education, Tucson, 1989-1995. Adjunct instructor writing Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, 1991-1994. Associate professor journalism and English Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, since 1994.
Coordinator editor bibliography Association for Study of Literature and the Environment, since 1990.
Board directors Friends of South Slough, Coos Bay, since 1994, Oregon Coastal Environment Awareness Network, Coos Bay, since 1996. Member technical advisory committee South Slough Management Commission, Coos Bay, since 1994. Summer appointee fire monitor and fire ecology researcher Grand Teton National Park, since 1992.
Member Pacific Northwest Association Journalism Educators (president 1998).
Married Zita Ingham; 1 child, Anna.