Stephanie was raised to appreciate service to country and community. Her father went to Mississippi in the 1960's to help Americans register to vote; her mother founded a Saturday science school for inner city children and public school teachers. She continues this legacy by teaching her daughter, who attends public school, the importance of public service.

As a concerned Philadelphia resident, Stephanie fought successfully to increase election transparency and improved access to public information. She had major success making voter information available to all Philadelphians, not just the wealthy. Stephanie is responsible for putting official Philadelphia election results on line for all to see, and for making other election data affordable.

Stephanie does more than have good ideas: she follows through and puts them into practice. She earned a Ph.D. in mathematics, published two books, conducted an election verification exit poll and performed sophisticated data analysis for the 2008 Obama campaign. As the 8th Ward Leader for the Democratic Party, Stephanie led by recruiting
committee people, modernizing communication and broadening the Ward's mission. Before becoming Ward Leader she volunteered for several Democratic campaigns.