Dr. Steve J. Rios

Head of Foster Care and Homeless Education Services

Dr. Steve J. Rios, a long-time mentor and consultant with Educate Tomorrow, he served as as the Senior Director of Positive Pathways from 2016-2023, a contract with the Florida Department of Children and Families. In that role Dr. Rios helped to establish and support a network of campus and community based advocates for young adults coming from the foster care system striving to obtain a post-secondary credential. In 2024 Dr. Rios was promoted to a new position at Educate Tomorrow, Head of Foster Care and Homeless Education Services in an effort to maintain a strong strategic connection to those youth who are involved with those systems and seek to obtain post-secondary education success. Dr. Rios holds a doctorate in Adult Education and Human Resource Development from Florida International University and a master's degree in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University. Along with his wife Nohemi, Dr. Rios owns Rios Research & Evaluation, which provides data analysis for charter schools and Broward County Public Schools programs.

Thought leadership:

2019 Florida Philanthropic Network Annual Summit: "Education Options and Attainment Among Florida's Foster Youth". Orlando, FL. Dr. Steve Rios, Brett McNaught

2018 Florida College Access Network Summit: "Clear Answers to Perplexing Questions about Students Who Grew Up in Foster Care". Orlando, FL. Dr. Steve Rios, Brett McNaught