For 8 years, Steven Butler served as a coordinator with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at the University of Florida (UF) Department of Research. He is a founding member of the Diversity and Cultural Competence Council (DC3) through the University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). Steven possesses over 35 years of performing arts experience on stage and behind the scenes. He has been successful in establishing a community-based theatre company (Actors’ Warehouse) focused on diversity programming, social justice and public health issues. Steven has effectively collaborated with various UF connections and community organizations, while using the performing arts as a vehicle to address cultural, health and social justice issues that impact his community.