Stephanie joined our staff after serving for four years in the office of State Senator Dede Alpert. She comes to us with community relations and policy experience. Stephanie was a principal staff person on legislation authored by Senator Alpert pertaining to CalWORKS and Drug Endangered Children. The Governor successfully signed both of these bills into law. Her areas of expertise include: delinquent and dependent youth, juvenile justice, housing, homeless, and other social service areas.

Stephanie's interest in youth related policy developed during her time as a counselor and residential supervisor for severally emotionally disturbed children in a residential treatment center in Santa Barbara. She invested her time there for over four years during and after her time in college. Stephanie received a Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She returned to her hometown, San Diego, in 1999 were her family resides and where she hopes to raise her family.