Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Farmingdale State College and pursued her MBA with a concentration in Operations Management at Stony Brook University. As a passionate SUNY advocate, she seamlessly combined her interests in Business Management and Research, culminating in her current position as the Grants Finance Manager for the Institute for Advanced Computational Sciences (IACS) at SBU. Drawing on her prior experience as Deputy Operations Manager and Grants Specialist at SUNY's Farmingdale State College, comparable to SBU's OVPR staff, Stephanie's well-rounded background uniquely positions her to support IACS staff and faculty in grants management, contributing to the institute's annual reporting and other financial responsibilities.