Maurice Stephenson, PhD.
Chemistry
I was born in Guyana, South America, but grew up in Washington, DC. I studied Chemistry there before moving out to Southern California where I studied Physical Organic Chemistry at USC and obtained the PHD Degree. Since then, I have worked in Corporate America as a research scientist for fifteen years and taught at various universities, community colleges and high Schools for roughly twenty years. I started teaching at New West Charter High School during the COVID Pandemic and taught here for three years before leaving to pursue some consulting work for the last two years. The opportunity to return to New West was presented to me recently and I accepted the opportunity for the 2025 – 2026 Academic School Year. My experience at New West has always been a very positive one.