Stephanie is a public health practitioner, master facilitator, educator, and entrepreneur. With a career spanning 18 years, she has held diverse roles including sexual health educator, program coordinator, grants manager and currently the Director of the Office of Sexual Health and Youth Development at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Stephanie has spent the majority of her career working on initiatives that improve the reproductive health outcomes of adolescents and women of color in Massachusetts. Stephanie holds a BS in Clinical Laboratory Science from Howard University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Massachusetts. To sustain her work, Stephanie believes in radical self-care. She enjoys Zumba, reading and re-reading Octavia Butler’s work and spending quality time with family and friends.