Stephanie Munn Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Ergo is a global intelligence and advisory firm specializing in due diligence, competitive intelligence, and geopolitical analysis in the world's most challenging geographies. We have unique assets and capabilities across emerging and frontier markets in industries such as oil and gas, agriculture, infrastructure, financial services, and aerospace and defense. Our clients include leading private equity firms, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, multinational corporations, and law firms.

• Created innovative impact strategies and implement recommendations for a range of clients across both the private and public sector, from global foundations and social entrepreneurship accelerators to an education-focused nonprofit and impact investment fund, to help them navigate regional mergers, reach internal team alignment on goals, communicate with funders, and amplify social and environmental impact.• Conducted research and analysis on environmental, social, and corporate/non-profit governance risks and opportunities for clients to then devise robust impact measurement frameworks aligning with global standards such as GRI, IRIS+, TCFD, SASB, GIIRS, and CDSP. • Successfully navigated multicultural contexts in leading stakeholder validation sessions to structure complex problems and synthesize solutions, receiving and implementing into impact strategies and measurement frameworks.• Contributed to the full lifecycle of the partnership formation process, including research, proposals, negotiation, relationship management, and reporting, for new business opportunities.

Canada

• Collaborated with a team in conducted market research for a Canadian startup aiming to increase accessibility to banking and financial management for women.

Canada

•Completed training in research principles and frameworks including community-based research, design and systems thinking, research ethics, scaling ideas and stakeholder mapping; and technical skills including impact measurement, market research, financial modeling, and project management. • Led five-person teams to develop long-term strategies (in marketing and impact measurement) for social enterprises to enhance operating efficiency and contribute to Canada’s social finance ecosystems through two pro-bono consulting projects.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Managed a biweekly international development newsletter by leading five writers in the writing and revision process, publishing novel and high-quality content for over 500 readers.• Designed innovative strategies to increase readership, resulting in a +70% increase in subscribers in 2023.• Strengthened skills in proofreading and copy-editing of articles in collaboration with five writers.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Assisted educators in facilitating hands-on, age appropriate activities that enhance a child's creativity and sense of discovery. Rotating between groups of 12-18 month olds and 4 year olds has increased awareness of the child development process and strengthened skills in communication and decision-making in high stress scenarios.

• Supervised the communications, marketing, and social media departments, managing seven people and increasing reach by 136% in 12 months through creative strategies.• Initiatives included building an environmental network for college students in cities with Urban Beet farms, revamping the social media pages to increase interactions with the organization and its mission, and maintaining consistent communication channels with shelters and farm managers for impact measurement.

• Conceptualized and implemented programs that supported Urban Beet's mission of building urban farms and providing nutritious vegetables to over 400 youth experiencing homelessness; collaborated with the team to build farms in three new cities and recruited and trained eleven farm managers to ensure sustainable farm operations.• Established a donor relations program that generated a 40% increase in donations from previous years, founded a monthly newspaper to release impact reports, and recruited and trained eleven farm managers to ensure sustainable farm operations.• Designed an evaluation framework based on IRIS+ metrics to understand and assess the impact of existing farms.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Led the club's executive committee in planning and executing events that raise funds and awareness about significant human rights issues and coordinated general members' interests into centralized campaigns such as Write for Rights, which petitions governments to take action in accordance with international law.

New York, United States

• Led the development of a law-tech project into a for-profit start up. As the only intern, the three-fold responsibilities included conducting a feasibility assessment, acquiring various criminal justice data from state judiciary branches, and researching funding options through investor outreach. This internship contributed to the strengthening of communication, time management, and research skills. • Acquiring and hiring a second intern later enhanced expertise in headhunting, coaching, and teamwork. • The unique experience of being fully responsible for the project's development also strengthened notions of responsibility and proactivity and refined the ability to create and actualize internal deadlines.

Bronx, New York, United States

• Worked with Team Biaggi to establish and promote the Senator's policies through researching community issues such as food scarcity and presenting the findings to the supervisor for further action. • The most impactful experience was working directly with the Senator to canvass local businesses in the Bronx and inform them of the COVID-19 relief packages available to them. This also helped improve Spanish speaking abilities as I translated for the Senator with Spanish-speaking constituents.

Pelham, New York, United States

• Spearheaded grassroots volunteering projects and managed the founding of four student outreach programs in high schools around Westchester County, NY.• Organized sponsors and community support for eight resettled refugee families and constructed digital CRM databases.

Pelham, New York, United States

• Founded the Pelham Chapter of Students for Refugees and lead a team of 25 students to assist in resettlement and advocacy efforts for refugees in Westchester County, New York in coordination with a local non-profit organization. • Coordinated student volunteering initiatives to fill need gaps and organized fundraising events, the most successful of which raised over $2,000 for a skill-development summer camp for resettled refugee families.

Undergraduate, Joint Honors In Political Science And International Development, Minor In Social Entrepreneurship, 3.73 / 4.0

Activities and Societies: August 2022 - December 2023 | Founder and Director of The Capsule Newsletter August 2022 - August 2023 | VP.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science And International Development Studies

Activities and Societies: Events and Communications Officer at StartUp Link Social Impact Officer at the Social Impact Investment Fund

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Founder & President of Students for Refugees Community Outreach Intern at Hearts & Homes for Refugees Managing.

Elementary Through Middle School