Stephen C. Conley

Born in Baltimore to the son of money collector for a loan shark and the daughter of a Southern share-cropper, Stephen Conley was instantly in the mix of things. By age 4, cops had been called on him for fighting. Because of his small size, the police officer had only laughed especially since the complainant had been a neighbor boy twice his size and twice his age.

His father became a successful martial artist, owning and operating martial art schools all over Baltimore. Even 40 years later, the style his father developed, Lung Fu Do, still has schools in 3 states.

From an early age, Stephen demonstrated a great potential with is imagination. Unfortunately, lying seemed to be his first medium. By high school, he was an accomplished artist, winning dozens of art contests over the years. At age 15, he became the youngest to win Best of Show at Pembroke University, a statewide art contest.

In 1990, Stephen joined the military where he served as an Army Cavalry Scout, an Air Force TACP (type of spec ops), an Air Traffic Controller and finally as an Airfield Operations Officer. He has deployed several times since 9/11 to include a couple of combat zones.

He currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his wife and son.