Stephanie is the Talent Connection Manager at Ivy Tech Community College – Marion Campus. She has worked in Early Childhood Education for 22 years with 16 of those years as a Director. Most recently, Stephanie worked for 10 years as the Director of Youth Development at the Grant County Family YMCA. Stephanie has an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood from Ivy Tech Community College and is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Management and will graduate in January 2024. She has been married to her husband David for 8 years, and has 3 children, Zackery, Joseph, and Emily. Her husband has been a farmer for 22 years. They also have two dogs named Charlie & Hazel. Outside of work, Stephanie enjoys running, golfing, gardening and traveling anywhere that leads her to the beach. She loves to volunteer in the community that she works in and has built great relationships with community members. She looks forward to supporting and helping Grant County grow into a place where everyone wants to come and raise a family.
Visiting Grant County? My favorite place in Grant County is the Gardens of Matter Park. I love gardening and this to me is such a serene place to visit. It’s absolutely beautiful and they offer places to sit and read, work, or have a meeting. Being that my background is in Early Childhood Education, I have had the opportunity to take my summer camp kids there every summer to help plant a vegetable garden and learn all about gardening. They are so good with teaching the children and at the end of the summer they have a feast on the vegetables they were able to harvest. I also love the setting they have for weddings and events. Not to mention, I have seen groups provide yoga and meditation there in the grassy part of the garden.
