Steve Kates, a native New Yorker, spent twenty-nine years as a senior advertising executive, and eleven years in Florida in various corporate positions. After retiring in 2000, he returned to his first love, writing. He was a film reviewer and feature article writer for the Boca Raton OBSERVER for ten years. More recently, Kates has been teaching Memoir and Short Story Writing at the Institute for Learning in Retirement (a non-profit adult education facility), where he also serves on the Board of Directors.
He lives with his wife, Linda, in Boca Raton, where they enjoy family, extensive traveling, tennis and art/antique collecting.
