Steve Gray

Biography

Steve has been the placement officer at Keele since 2019. Prior to this Steve operated in the Social and Third sector from 2003, working with a range of clients in various settings. During this period Steve was appointed as the Director of Operations (Joint CEO) of an Advocacy organisation in Staffordshire. In this position, he held overall operational responsibility for the organisation and staff. In the preceding years Steve worked as an Advocate across Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire, and latterly managed several advocacy teams.
In addition to his current role as Placement Officer at Keele, Steve is a Director of a Consultancy that provides a wide range of services to NHS Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Third Sector organisations. Steve is currently developing his private counselling practice and works in a hospice counselling service. Steve is an Alma Mater of Keele and was awarded a MA in Social Work in 2003, and a MSc in Counselling Psychology in 2018.