Stephanie is a Dene - Dakota Woman from the Sayisi Dene First Nation and for two decades has held various positions within large, multi-disciplined, unionized workplaces, such as a Chief People Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief People & Culture Office, Vice President of Human Resources & Indigenous Initiatives and Director of Human Resources and Organization Development.  She has been a leader in the development of diversity, equity and inclusion frameworks and various human resource strategic initiatives, organizational change initiatives and program development, projects and partnerships.  She also holds a certificate of professional membership as a chartered member of the Canadian Professionals of Human Resources of Manitoba (CPHR) and in 2018 Stephanie was nominated as Executive of the Year with CPHR Manitoba. 

Dedicated to continuous learning, she is currently completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Manitoba with a double major in Labour Relations and Industrial Relations. She holds a Human Resource Management diploma from the University of Manitoba a diploma in the Advanced Program in Management Leadership and Strategy, from the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba as well as a Health Services Management and Leadership Diploma from Red River College

Stephanie has been an active member of the Indigenous community for over 25 years volunteering at various Indigenous community organizations in both Winnipeg and Toronto. She is currently serving on the Board as the Vice-Chair for the Canadian Aboriginal Human Resource Management Association and has been involved as a board member for the Sayisi Dene Relocation Trust, Main Street Project, St. Amant, Indigenous Relations Council for the United Way of Winnipeg and Mount Carmel Clinic.