Empowering teachers and students for a brighter, more sustainable future. 

100,000+

students engaged

500+

schools visited

100+

projects mobilized

Meet Steve

Steve 승준 Joneslee (né Lee) is a strategy consultant known for starting sector-wide solutions, serving clients like the United Nations, governments, foundations, and nonprofits. He has devoted 15 years to sustainable development, climate change, and meaningful youth engagement. Steve led the Major Group for Children and Youth at the United Nations in 2020-2021, starting his advocacy journey with UNICEF at 16. The founder of Finance Engage Sustain (FES), Steve is a Certified Fund Raising Executive and a Clean16 and Clean50 winner as Canada’s leader in sustainability. Steve is a University of Toronto science graduate, a devoted husband to Stephanie, and a follower of Jesus.

School Speaking

For students

  • Crash Course on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

  • How Youth Can Engage and Participate with the United Nations

  • Confidence, Curiosity, Community

  • How to Be a Changemaker

Skills Training Workshops

For students, teachers & faculty

  • Building Community Solutions

  • Green Skills Career Builder

  • Environmental and Economic Growth For Your Campus

  • Navigating Climate Change as a Family

Where Steve Has Been

Book Steve for Your School

Steve S.J. Lee offers many learning opportunities for students and faculty. His adaptable programs for grade school and university institutions include speaking, presentations, training and mentorship. Students and teachers leave his sessions with knowledge about sustainable development goals, social entrepreneurship and how to bring impactful projects to the local community.

  • “Steve was awesome! He made us think deeply about this whole world problem, but gave us hope that we can help save our planet.”

    Cal Johnson, Teacher

    Bill Woodward School, Alberta

  • "Organizing the UN SDG Youth Training session was a rewarding and eye-opening experience. After planning for months, my team was able to train more than 240 students in the city of Fredericton and create a $2,000 fund to support student-led projects to facilitate the implementation of the SDGs in the city."

    Jimy Beltran, Vice-President Student Life

    St. Thomas University, New Brunswick

  • “The SDGs Youth Training sessions engage and mobilize students across the country, giving them a better understanding of the importance of the SDGs and the tools they need to make change in their own communities and around the world.”

    Julie Marshall Canadian Spokesperson

    World Food Programme

  • "I felt like my voice as a youth advocating for sustainability was finally being heard. This conference provided concrete skills in how to enact ideas many of us have had for a long time, and communicate to our peers young and old the imperative nature of the SDGs."

    Zoe Walter, Student

    Queen’s University, Ontario

  • "Steve, the presenter at our school, was so genuine and his passions for what he does is contagious. The presentation at my school motivated me in my community projects!”

    Hannah Billings, Student

    Brookswood Secondary, British Columbia

  • “Excellent and captivating presentation with engaging visuals. This got our school really thinking about our community and the impact even small rural towns can make.”

    Danielle House, Teacher

    Mackenzie Secondary School, British Columbia

  • “The most succinct, educational presentation on climate change and future world challenges I have ever heard.”

    Paula Chapman, Teacher

    Ponoka Secondary Campus, Alberta

  • "I would highly recommend the presentation for grades 9-12. Absolutely loved how you presented the global warming issue as something solvable within students lifetime so that they can get busy with other problems that will make the world a better place.”

    Kathy McTaggart, Principal

    Ponoka Secondary Campus, Alberta

  • “I loved the presentation and thought it was really well done! I’m in a class called Environmental Systems and Societies and it was really interesting being able to connect what we were learning in the classroom and seeing how that it being applied in the real world. Thank you for bringing awareness to the issues that we are facing right now and how we can change for the better!”

    Maggie Kliewer, Student

    Miles Macdonell Collegiate, Manitoba

  • “I liked the presentation. It helps us know what is wrong and what is right. It also helps us to know what we need to do to create a better future.”

    KC Abayon, Student

    St. Anthony’s School, Alberta

  • “My students were fully engaged in the content of the presentation and were excited to learn more about this topic. The presenter made the content easier to understand for any student to understand. He also had excellent answers to all the questions that were asked.”

    Melanie Shade, Teacher

    Chief Jacob Memorial School, Alberta

  • “Excellent and captivating presentation with engaging visuals. This got our school really thinking about our community and the impact even small rural towns can make.”

    Danielle House, Teacher

    Mackenzie Secondary School, British Columbia

Steve has talked to 100,000+ students from

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… and 500 other high schools, colleges and universities