Steve Gunther, MSW
President & Chief Executive Officer
Steve Gunther joined Maryvale in 2009, having served in several leadership positions at various non-profit organizations. Steve was the Chief Operating Officer at St. Anne’s, a social service agency serving at-risk pregnant women, mothers, and children for five years. Prior to that position, Steve was the Program Operations Manager at Girls and Boys Town of Southern California. Dedicated to giving vulnerable young people the best possible chance for a bright future, Steve has worked directly with children and youth—as a high school teacher, social worker, and administrator—since 1984.
Steve holds a Masters of Arts in Management from the Claremont Graduate University, Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management; a Masters of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Southern California; and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Theology from Loyola Marymount University. Steve is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California. He is also on the Board of Directors of The Association of Community Human Services Agencies (ACHSA).
Steve and his wife Jennifer are blessed with five children and a granddaughter.
