Rufus Stephens — Uplifter

An ordained minister and motivational speaker, Rufus Stephens has inspired audiences at the U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah State University, the Georgia House of Representatives and the NCAA.

A Savannah native, he spent more than 30 years in the food service industry, serving as a corporate executive for a national school food service company and operating a wholesale food distributorship in Chicago.

Rufus earned a B.S. in Biology from Savannah State University and pursued graduate degrees at the University of Florida and the National Baptist Theological Seminary. An ordained minister for 30 years, he and his wife, Cynthia, have four children and four grandchildren.