Stephanie received her BA in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin where she spent a semester studying tropical ecology and conservation. After completing her BA she served in the Peace Corps teaching biology at a local high school in Tanzania. Upon her return, she completed her MSc in Environmental Conservation at the University of Wisconsin which included community outreach work in Chile for The Nature Conservancy and the Chilean National Forest Corporation.

In her free time, Stephanie enjoys traveling, daydreaming and hanging out with her cat, Nacho.