Stephen C. Schott is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Citation Homes Central and the Owner and Managing Partner of Oakland Athletic Baseball Company. Steve also leads Santa Clara Valley Housing and Award Homes, both are residential development companies. He has been personally involved in the construction of more than 30,000 homes during the past 40 years. Steve and his wife, Pat, have been instrumental in establishing solid foundations for local education programs such as Home Run Readers and Role Model Program. Steve received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Santa Clara Business College in 1989. In recognition of his contributions to educational advancement, he was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Hall of Fame in 2001 and into the Santa Clara Jr. Achievement Association Hall of Fame in 2003.