More About Mr. Steven Turner, Jr.
Mr. Turner began his journey in education in 2002 upon his graduation summa cum laude from Duke University with degrees in classical languages and classical studies. He taught Latin and archaeology for six years at Stratford Academy in Macon, Georgia, earning a master’s degree in Latin from the University of Georgia during his time there before returning to his native metropolitan area of New York City. He continued teaching Latin at New York’s Dalton School before moving into his first administrative role at the Convent of the Sacred Heart on 91st Street. During his time at 91st Street, he completed a second master’s degree in educational leadership, management, and policy from Seton Hall University.
After two wonderful years at 91st Street, Mr. Turner and his family moved to Kansas City, where he took on the role of Associate Head of School for Curriculum and Instruction at Notre Dame de Sion School, a Catholic, PreK-12 school on two campuses. After three years in Kansas City, the South called again, and Mr. Turner headed to Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School where he served as Associate Head of School for six years. During this time, he completed the prestigious Fellowship for Aspiring Heads sponsored by the National Association of Independent Schools and worked towards an executive certificate in nonprofit management at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University.
Mr. Turner brings to Regis a broad background in education, having worked at schools that are religious and secular, as well as co-ed and single-gender. Perhaps uniquely, Mr. Turner can claim that Regis is not his first independent school, nor his first independent Catholic school, nor his first independent single-gender Catholic school. Additionally, Regis is not Mr. Turner’s first Sacred Heart school. It is not even his first school called “Regis;” Mr. Turner is a graduate of Regis High School, an all-scholarship Jesuit high school in New York City.
Mr. Turner is married to his wife Yvette, a former French teacher, and they are the parents of three boys, all of whom are Regis students. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, playing and listening to music, and trips to the beach.