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May Breakfast and Speaker

  • Parallel Financial 511 Rhett Street #2A Greenville, SC, 29601 United States (map)

The Upstate Catholic Business Network will host our regular Breakfast and Speaker on Wednesday 10 May.

Our May breakfast speaker is Stephen Astemborski. Stephen currently serves as the Director of SC Aerospace at the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (SC Competes). He joined SC Competes after working as a Manufacturing Projects & Initiatives Specialist for GE Aviation’s Operational Excellence Team. Stephen was one of the original members of the team, working with aviation suppliers to improve delivery of parts to GE Aviation shops. In addition to that role, Stephen spent time working as a Team Coach, Product Quality Engineer, and Operations Leader for GE Aviation and GE Power in both Greenville, South Carolina and Schenectady, New York.

Prior to starting a civilian career, Stephen was an officer in the United States Army. After completing Armor officer training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, he was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment in Fort Carson, Colorado. He served as a scout platoon leader, human resources officer and assistant operations officer, and was deployed to both Afghanistan and Kuwait. Stephen has been awarded the Order of St. George-Black Medallion, Order of the Spur, Combat Action Badge, and Bronze Star Medal. He left active duty in 2014 with the rank of Captain.

After growing up in Niskayuna, NY, Stephen attended and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering w/ honors. He currently serves as president of the West Point Society of Upstate South Carolina and was Co-chair of the Class of 2009’s 10-year reunion gift campaign. Stephen is a member of the Greenville Transit Authority Board, is a former mentee in the Greenville Chamber’s Pacesetters program and is an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Stephen lives in Greenville with his wife Caroline.


Sully’s Steamers will provide breakfast, so please RVSP so that we can give them an accurate headcount. We will meet at the offices of Parallel Financial, 511 Rhett Street, Suite 2A, Greenville, SC 29601. Parking is available in any of the three lots shown in the map below. There may also be some available spots on Rhett Street or Main Street.

We look forward to seeing you!

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