My name is Tom Stephens, a Notary Signing Agent in Northeast Ohio. I am a 25 year notary and have done General Notary Work for the last couple of decades. I do work in the counties of Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Wayne, Summit, and Erie. I am the Sole Owner of Stephens Tax Service, LLC, a 12 year old tax practice. As owner operator of my own tax practice, I have had extensive client interaction regarding sensitive personal information. I am a retired Navy Supply Corps Officer, having spent over 20 year in the Navy and Navy Reserves. While in the service I carried a security clearance and operated in the field of supply and logistics. Supply Corps Officer’s are the Navy’s business managers. I also have had an 20 year career in Retail and Commercial Banking. While in the banking industry I performed Notarial services on hundreds of Mortgage Loans- residential purchases, refinances, HELOC’s , and 2nd mortgages. I have completed and passed my Notary Signing Agent course administered by the National Notary Association and Carol Ray’s Notary2Pro program. I serve a multi county area but particularly serve the following zip codes: 44138, 44017, 44070, 44028, 44145 and 44044.