He was born and raised in Tulsa, and graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism before getting his MLIS from OU. Before joining the faculty at OU, he was a staff member at OSU’s Edmon Low Library. Mr.Steele is the vice-chair of the Oklahoma Library Association’s Technical Services Roundtable. He currently serves on the University of Oklahoma Publication Board, the Scholarly Communication Committee for the Science and Technology Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, and OLA’s Auditing Committee. He lives in Norman with his wife, Holley, their two cats, and their dog.