Stephen Devaney:  

Hi, After graduating WHS in '71 I entered Boston College where I earned a BA in Education (Special Education concentration). After graduation I taught for approximately eight years and helped establish a program that offered year round services to children evaluated for multiple handicaps ( the majority of the kids were significantly disenfranchized from their families and the general community). This was an extremely satisfying period of my life and I grew a tremendous amount from the experiences and challenges. I was advancing my graduate studies toward becoming an Administrator of Special Education. But - I came to require a little more financial stability in my life and changed career directions - heading first into computer science and then into finance/financial planning. I married a little later than usual (in my 30's) - meeting my wife while skiing in the Berkshires. Though divorced now - we have a wonderful son (Kevin - 16 in 2009) who is just a great-great child. I kept my nose down working - but revised how I spend my time a bit when age 50 rolled around. Lately - I make sure I put time into a new event or outlet not experienced before. In 2003 - I submitted a screenplay into the Project Greenlight competition and also tried t...Expand for more