Stephanie has been a leader in the Maker community and an advocate for inclusive and equitable maker education for over 15 years. MakerUSA helps communities build stronger pathways for underserved students into making-related careers and entrepreneurship through talent and capacity. From 2014-2016 , she served as the first Senior Advisor for Making at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she helped develop President Obama’s Nation of Makers initiative, to broaden access to the Maker Movement. This included working closely with a broad range of stakeholders including federal agencies, colleges, K-12 schools, libraries, museums, companies, makerspaces and non-profit organizations. She also advises foundations and philanthropic organizations on a variety of educational equity related-topics and is currently a Senior Program Fellow at Infosys Foundation USA. Stephanie has a Ph.D. in Information Science from Cornell University, where her research focused on the social impact of democratizing 3D printing.