Stephanie is excited to bring her nonprofit experience to Side x Side. She served for 12 years as a program officer at the Sam L Cohen and Maine Community Foundations, where she managed grant programs in many areas, including social services, education, and arts and culture. Most recently, she served as executive director of the Maine Children’s Alliance, a statewide advocacy organization working to improve policy and systems for children and families.
Her prior board experience includes the Maine Association of Nonprofits, Youth and Family Outreach, and First Parish UU. Stephanie holds a BA from Tufts and a master’s of Public Policy from Duke. She and her husband Peter love living in Portland and have two adult daughters who went through Portland Public Schools. On the creative side, she is a dancer, flower gardener, and fan of live performance.