Stephanie is Manitoba Metis from Treaty One Territory, currently residing on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory. Stephanie has been working in Indigenous health and social policy for nine years, advocating for the advancement and promotion of Indigenous led and determined approaches and priorities to health and social services, including: First Nations Child and Family Services, Jordan’s Principle, First Nations Income Assistance, Poverty Reduction, Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare, Mental Wellness and Life Promotion, focusing on the intersectionality of social determinants and socioeconomic realities of Indigenous children and families. 

Stephanie holds a Master’s Degree in Criminology from the University of Ottawa, focused on the over-incarceration of Indigenous people and the systemic barriers in the criminal justice system. She is passionate about criminal justice reform through decolonizing institutions and how ongoing oppressive and assimilationist agendas continue to affect how so-called "justice" is administered. Stephanie worked with a number of leading researchers and co-edited the book, Justice, Indigenous Peoples, and Canada: A History of Courage and Resilience, a broad overview of criminal justice issues that Indigenous people in Canada have faced historically and continue to face today.