Stephanie has over eight years of experience in the grants development and grants management field. She is responsible for leading the grants management process for all of our grantees and is working directly on four grant programs representing over $14 million in grant funds including 2 Smaller Learning Community Grants, an Early Reading First Grant, and an Investing in Innovation Grant. Stephanie currently provides technical assistance and budget oversight for grant customers to ensure compliance with federal rules, regulations and requirements. Technical assistance services provided include ongoing consultation, sustainability planning, federal monitoring visit preparation, meeting facilitation, problem-solving, and research assistance. Stephanie also oversees the internal staff teams to design, develop, and produce grant proposals. She has written a Smaller Learning Communities Grant and a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant totaling over $3 million in funded grants and has served as the Team Leader on numerous successful grant proposals including Smaller Learning Communities, Early Reading First, Improving Literacy through School Libraries, Advanced Placement Incentive, and Investing in Innovation. Stephanie earned a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University, Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina, and Bachelor of Arts from Emory University.