Stephanie received her B.S. in Architecture from The Ohio State University and her Masters in Architecture from Columbia University. She has been working in New York City since 2015 where she started as a designer of smaller restaurant and private home projects and is now a licensed project architect playing a central role from initial concept design through construction on complex renovations of cultural facilities and new multi-family residential buildings. In her spare time she sits on the Executive Committee for the Hell's Kitchen Democrats, a neighborhood organization centered on political activism and community engagement. She is also an Alliance Board member for Young New Yorkers, an arts-based diversion program for NYC youth encountering the justice system. She is also a volunteer for local political campaigns, community cleanup efforts, and Open House New York.