Steward Beckham

Steward Beckham has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and organizations. Steward started their career in 1997 as the Chief of Fiscal Services at the Baltimore City Fire Department. Steward then worked as the Associate Chief Financial Officer for the Government of the District of Columbia from 2001 to 2007. Following that, they served as an Attorney at the Law Offices of Steward D. Beckham, LLC from 2007 to 2009. Steward joined the US Department of Homeland Security in 2009, where they held the position of Director, National Capital Region Coordination until 2013. Steward then worked as a Senior Counselor at DHS FEMA from 2013 to 2014. Steward subsequently took up the role of Chief of Administration at the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City from 2015 to 2017. Steward then served as an Assistant for Public Affairs at the Comptroller for Baltimore City from 2017 to 2019. Starting in 2019, Beckham worked as the Chief Operating Officer at the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health until 2021. Steward then joined Baltimore County Public Schools as the EEO Officer from 2021 to 2023, and later became the Chief of Finance and Human Resources at the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City, starting in September 2023.

Steward Beckham began their education by earning a High School Diploma from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1977. Steward then attended Carnegie Mellon University from 1976 to 1978, although no degree or field of study information is provided for this period. In 1978, Beckham enrolled at Howard University and completed a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Accounting in 1982. Lastly, they pursued a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in Law from the University of Baltimore School of Law from 1985 to 1988.