Stephanie was diagnosed in July 2015 with de novo MBC. She is a Registered Nurse with close to 40 years of clinical practice and secondary teaching experience. Her experience has been pediatric and adult critical care working in level 1 trauma centers to critical access hospitals. The last 15 years of nursing was with End of Life/Hospice care. She is married and live in Tarboro NC with husband John and rescue dog Sammy. They have 3 adult children and 6 grandchildren. Stephanie is a member of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, an LBBC volunteer, a Komen Advocate in Science, a METAvivor Board Member and a recipient of the Spirit to Impact award as well as being involved with many other organizations. She is also project lead on an initiative called BECOME (Black Experience of Clinical Trials and Opportunities of Meaningful Engagement) as part of the MBCA. She advocates for men and women in rural areas as well as her own for equal access to quality healthcare, treatment modalities, and resources. Stephanie works tirelessly to ensure that no one feels alone, isolated or defeated.
