John Steup graduated from SUNY Ulster in 1999, earning an AAS in Design Drafting and an AA in Math Science (Geology). Since his graduation, he has attended two colleges: Portland State University and the University of Southern California. Steup is now working toward his Ed.D (Doctor of Education).
Shortly after graduating from SUNY Ulster Steup began working with a music distribution company for independent musicians called CD Baby in Woodstock. At this company, Steup was the VP of Operations from 1998 to 2006. CD Baby was built from a two-person start-up to a “model of international e-commerce.” John’s next adventure took him to Portland State University where he graduated in 2010 with a double major in Social Science and Liberal Studies before moving on to achieve his Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the University of Southern California.
As a high school dropout, Steup was not sure that he could manage college, but the program in Design Drafting seemed to be a perfect fit. Steup focuses on how SUNY Ulster gave him “a sense of accomplishment” and how “the professors challenged [him] to think harder and reach higher”. As the graffiti Abatement Coordinator in Portland, Oregon the coursework Steup took at SUNY Ulster “continues to be a foundation to [his] daily work life”.
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