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Steve 승준 Joneslee

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 specializes in solving pervasive challenges within sectors by gathering insights, designing innovative solutions, and mobilizing resources and stakeholders to address complex, multifaceted challenges. He has devoted 15 years to sustainable development, climate change, and meaningful youth engagement as a campaigner, policy advocate, and entrepreneur.

In 2020-2021, Steve was elected to lead the Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) at the United Nations, representing children and youth in sustainable development policy processes. His journey began at age 16 as a child rights advocate with UNICEF.

Steve founded Finance Engage Sustain (FES), a youth-led Canadian charity, serving as its Executive Director. Between 2017-2019, Steve drove 160,000 km to 500 schools in 400 towns, mostly rural and remote areas of Canada, personally meeting with 100,000 students and helping them launch 100 local projects.

Steve is a Certified Fund Raising Executive, a Clean16 and Clean50 winner as Canada’s leader in sustainability, a Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability by Corporate Knights, and a Finalist of UN SDG Action Award. Steve was the Partner of RevIT² Solutions, a market research consulting firm for private investment firms, and the CEO of Steve’s Guidebook, a publishing company for university-level calculus and biology study guides. Steve is a University of Toronto science graduate, a devoted husband to Stephanie, and a follower of Jesus.

Steve brings his expertise to:

educate and empower action towards climate change solutions in local communities.

achieve more consensus that climate change is real, and that its biggest cause is human-created.

help students measure their climate actions, turning climate change into a real, tangible issue that they can face.

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“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

… and 500 other high schools, colleges and universities

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Steve 승준 Joneslee

Steve brings his expertise to:

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

“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.”

"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."

"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!”

“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.”

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

"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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

Steve has talked to 100,000+ students from