PROFILE:
Steve Kent was elected as a Member of the House of Assembly for the District of Mount Pearl North on October 9, 2007.
In September 1997, Steve became the youngest elected public official in the City of Mount Pearl's history. Receiving a record number of votes, he was elected Deputy Mayor of Mount Pearl. In October 2003, Steve became Mount Pearl’s eighth Mayor, and he was elected by acclamation in September 2005. Steve resigned as Mayor on October 30, 2007. During his involvement in local government, Steve served as Avalon Director on the Board of Directors of the Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador. He was also an active member of the Atlantic Mayors Congress.
Steve holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and Certificate in Public Administration from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a Masters degree in Management from McGill University.
In his professional life, for over five years, Steve served as CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland. He then spent two years at Stirling Communications International in the role of Manager of Corporate Development. Early in 2006, Steve decided to incorporate his own business, The FOCUS Group Inc., and engaged in management and marketing consulting for several firms in both the private and voluntary sectors. He and his wife own FOCUS Driver Training Incorporated, which operates the Young Drivers of Canada centres in Newfoundland.
Steve has a long history of community involvement. From 1992 to 1996, he was selected as Mount Pearl's Youth of the Year, and was also named Youth Volunteer of the Year on two occasions. He received the national YTV Achievement Award for Public Service in 1996. In December 1999, Maclean's magazine recognized Steve as one of the top 100 Canadians to watch for in the next century. Currently, in addition to actively supporting many community groups in Paradise and Mount Pearl, Steve continues to volunteer with Scouts Canada, Rotary, the Knights of Columbus and Junior Achievement.
Steve Kent was born in Stephenville, and lived in Elizabeth Park in Paradise before moving with his parents to Mount Pearl in 1980. He currently resides in Mount Pearl with his wife, Janet. They are expecting their first child in August 2009. |
