Veterans Day Speaker

Stephen Novotny has enjoyed a professional career serving as a U.S. Army officer, attorney school administrator, public policy advisor and organizational leader. He has served as Vice President for Public Policy & General Counsel for the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), as Executive Director and Head of School for Cypress Christian School in Houston, TX and as legal counsel for ExxonMobil as well as for private businesses and non-profit organizations.

Before his work in public policy, law and education, Stephen served as a platoon leader in a U.S. Army mechanized infantry/armor division and was awarded an Army Commendation Medal for leadership.

Stephen holds a Juris Doctorate from Baylor University and a Bachelor of Science from Liberty University, where he received the distinction of being the institution’s Distinguished Military Graduate. He is licensed to practice law and is an active member of the Texas State Bar and the Washington State Bar.

Outside of work, Stephen enjoys spending time with his family, backpacking and traveling. Stephen and his wife Rachel have two adult sons, Calvin (’14) and Clayton (’16) – both CCS alumni, and live in Colorado Springs, CO. Calvin and his wife Heather are part of our Warrior family, have two children, E.J. and Erik, with E.J. attending first grade at CCS!

Stephen currently serves as a senior consultant and special advisor at Graybeal & Associates, LLC, where he focuses on providing governance training, leadership consulting, policy development, strategic planning, communications expertise and religious liberty protection guidance to client organizations nationwide.