Stephen Levi Carter

Stephen Levi Carter Brings With Him Over Two Decades Of Experience In Leadership. Working In Finance In Managerial And Executive- Level Positions For Consulting Firms, Medical Insurance Companies, Oil And Gas Companies, And Technology Firms.

Stephen is a renown authority on entrepreneurship. Stephen has a record of accomplishment relative to operational success, visionary leadership, and business development. Combining his experience managing the finances of Fortune 500 corporations with his innate desire to build a product or service that answers a problem, he has literally transformed the business landscape everywhere that he goes.

Stephen received his Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration in Accounting from Langston University, Langston, OK, in 1993. He received his Master of Business Administration in Change Management and Finance from the University of Houston, Houston, TX, in 1999. Mr. Carter has more than 25 years of finance and management experience and has served in managerial and executive level posi

tions for consulting, medical insurance, oil and gas, and technology firms. Additionally, Stephen has a strong commitment to serving his community and his country.

Stephen served as a U.S. Army combat medic for 8 years during the Persian Gulf War which led to his being awarded the Army Commendation Medal for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service.

Mr. Carter is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), the most important industry recognized certification for project managers. He is a serial entrepreneur having founded multiple businesses throughout his career with his current focus being the founding partner and the CEO of Sterling Staffing Solutions, as well as the Founder of White Orchid Hospice.

Stephen serves as CEO of White Orchid Hospice, LLC, a palliative and hospice care agency serving patients in the greater Houston, Texas area. His vision for hospice care came from his childhood memories of watching his father go through a painful demise with only the care of his loving sister. He also witnessed the pain and

sorrow caused by the death of soldiers while fighting in Iraq. Finally, he has found a way to make a difference and honor the memory of those that he has witnessed suffer so deeply in his past.

Stephen is active in his community mentoring young boys age 7-17 through 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston Inc, Fort Bend Boys and Girls Club and Big Brothers Big Sisters. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Society of Human Resources Management, Project Management Institute Houston, American Management Association and Toastmasters International. He also serves on the boards of the 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston, the Better Business Bureau’s Nominating Committee and Delta Academic Artistic and Philanthropic Foundation (DAAP) 2018-2019. Stephen shares his success with his beautiful wife of 17 years Daphane, who is an executive for a national charter school system, and his daughters Madison and Morgan.