Stephen J. Dillon brings decades of nonprofit executive management and fundraising experience to the Brunswick Partnership for Housing.  An undergraduate of Villanova University, he earned his master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. 

In partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Family Services, Stephen directed the startup and operation of a 24/7 shelter for neglected and abused children.  He went on to transform a century’s old foster family care agency whose mission became keeping families together by providing intensive in-home services.  

Stephen served 10 years as national director of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, raising funds to support the national headquarters and 500 local affiliated agencies.  As president of the United Way of Chester County, West Chester, Pennsylvania, he was recognized by United Way of America for having the fastest five-year growth rate within the United Way system.

Steve and his wife moved to North Carolina in 2004 when he became executive director of the Community Foundation of Southeastern North Carolina in Wilmington until his retirement in 2010.