Stephanie studied Latin American History at Vassar College ('84). She has worked at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, John Price Jones Inc., and the YWCA of NYC where she largely orchestrated fundraising. She focuses on fundraising and development at companies and nonprofits including Irvington Institute for Immunological Research, NPower, and Brooklyn Community Foundation. During this time, she has been very active in fundraising and interviewing applicants. Currently, she is the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations for the Macaulay Honors College at CUNY.