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Steele is Executive Director of The Education and Employment Ministry (TEEM), a nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and incarceration in Oklahoma. He currently serves as a member of the Pardon and Parole Board and a Trustee of the Sarkeys Foundation and chairs Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform, a coalition comprising community groups, business leaders, health professionals and faith leaders dedicated to advancing effective approaches to public safety by increasing access to treatment and programs designed to address root causes of crime.

Prior to joining TEEM, Steele served as State Representative from 2000-2012, and Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 53rd Legislature. During his tenure in office, he led the charge on several reforms in the areas of health care, human services, and criminal justice.