Steven E. West

Steve's entire career has been dedicated to caregiving through his work as an emergency medical technician, police officer, military chaplain, pastor, and hospital chaplain.

He retired as a chaplain in the United States Air Force in 2015. During that time he served as chaplain for two Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

He has in-depth experience earning a Master of Divinity degree in psychology and counseling from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Steve was later sent by the Air Force to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in their master’s degree program in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Upon his retirement, he was recognized as the last military member to retire from active duty Air Force who started his career on active duty during the Vietnam era in 1974, serving a 40-year career.

He is married to Cherri West, they have two children,