À propos de STEPHANIE
As the Global Head of HR and General Counsel at SecondMuse, Stephanie manages all HR and legal matters, including overseeing the employee lifecycle from hiring, onboarding, and offboarding to performance management, benefits, compliance, complaints and investigations, and ensuring that DEI priorities are implemented, in addition to her responsibilities as General Counsel. As General Counsel, Stephanie is responsible for policy development, insurance, compliance issues, and contracts. She also provides legal advice and support to all SecondMuse teams across the company. Stephanie is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience practicing law and managing HR in diverse settings across the U.S., Costa Rica, Sudan, Kazakhstan, and Europe.
Starting her career at NASA, Stephanie became a member of the Arizona Bar in 2003. She has served as a lawyer, legal advisor, or HR manager in the U.S., Costa Rica, Sudan, Kazakhstan, and Europe. Stephanie has also taught master’s students at the UN Mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica and was a Fulbright Scholar in Kazakhstan, where she taught business and international law. In 2009, Stephanie also founded an LLM in International Business Law, requiring significant collaboration within the complex post-Soviet educational structure.
Beyond academia, Stephanie has experience in commercial and non-commercial sectors. She has founded and managed several non-profit organizations and served as legal counsel and operations manager for an internet technology company. In Sudan, Stephanie was the coordinator of the Darfur Programs of the International Organization for Migration. She has also managed HR for a variety of teams in non-profit and for-profit settings, often internationally and remotely.
Stephanie holds degrees from Arizona State University College of Law, the UN University for Peace, and King's College London. Her rich professional journey has instilled in her a deep understanding of the values uniting all peoples. She is driven by helping diverse individuals understand one another and is dedicated to fostering a more equitable society led by truth, justice, and purpose.
Outside of work, Stephanie is a mother to four children and enjoys spending quiet moments outdoors. Her unique blend of legal, finance, and HR expertise, coupled with her global perspective and commitment to equity, make her an invaluable asset to the SecondMuse team.