Stephanie is a sexual health educator in Toronto. She currently volunteers with
Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights.
In 2017 at Toronto Oasis (see photo), a weekly discussion group at U of T's Multi-Faith Centre, Stephanie described the creation of Sex With Steph (see Blog), a monthly discussion group about sex and relationships. SWS was available on Meetup.com and meetings happened at the now-closed KaZa Family Centre on Danforth.
Over the years, Stephanie has worked with various organizations providing health and social services including
Abiona Centre (formerly the Massey Centre for Women),
Parent Education Network, and
Egale Canada Human Rights Trust. She has facilitated arts workshops at
Good For Her and music workshops at
West Hill United Church.
Stephanie holds a Master's degree in
Adult Education and Community Development from
OISE, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, a school of the University of Toronto.
For many years, Stephanie worked with
Roots of Empathy, delivering their evidence-based classroom program in grades 4-8, in both English and French. As an international Mentor and Trainer, she helped launch the program in California and Germany. For Racines de l'empathie, Stephanie oversaw the development of French-language curriculum resources.