Stephen L. Paquette is President & CEO of the Stark Development Board. A graduate of the University of Arizona and the Industrial Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma, he holds a BS degree in Business Administration with a major in Area Development. Steve has been employed in the field of economic development for 39 years.

Steve is a member of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). He also serves on the Board of Directors of Team Northeast Ohio (Team NEO); the Manufacturing Advocacy Growth Network (MAGNET); the Northeast Ohio Trade & Economic Consortium (NEOTEC); a member of the Advisory Board of the Stark-Tuscarawas Workforce Employment Board and on the Board of Trustees of the Chapel in North Canton, Ohio.