Stephanie Chavez attended the University of North Texas, where she graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in international studies: Global development & humanitarian affairs and a minor in Spanish. During her undergraduate years, she volunteered in various non-profit organizations in Denton, Texas, and in Granada, Spain. Since graduating and returning from Spain in late 2022, Stephanie has served as a life skills coordinator at a non-profit organization aiding asylum-seeking minors from various Latin American countries.

Stephanie has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to pursue an MA in nonprofit management and leadership at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her proposed project, “Non-Profit Management: Helping Efficiently in a Globalized World,” will investigate the impact of migration policies on aid provision to unaccompanied minors in the United States and Israel. Stephanie aims to apply her findings to enhance services for this demographic as she advances her career in the nonprofit sector.