Steven Lozano is committed to helping youth who suffer from neglect. His own experiences have enabled him to empathize with youth who need a helping hand. He and his three brothers were raised by a single mother. He credits his well-being and success to the formal and informal mentoring he received. Whether it was the kind-hearted elderly couple that lived across the street who tutored him during his junior high years, the priest from the college campus ministry who provided him spiritual direction, or the professional colleague who helped him get promoted, they have served as role models.

With the encouragement he received from his "mentors," Steven graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.S. in Political Science, and earned a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Washington’s Graduate School of Public Affairs. For the past 16 years he has been employed at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in Washington, D.C. His current position is Assistant Director, Strategic Issues.

Having lived in Washington, D.C., for the past 19 years, Steven has been both saddened and frustrated to see how so many youth have been neglected and marginalized and who then turn to violence and criminality, or become self-destructive. He says being a mentor can be his contribution to address this continuing crisis while also honoring the role models in life.