Stefanie is an 9-year employee of La Frontera EMPACT-Suicide Prevention Center. She became passionate about suicide prevention and community postvention services following the loss of her father in 2006. She currently leads mental health trainings on the warning signs of depression and suicide, facilitates drug prevention programs in rural communities, and teaches mindfulness to older adults. Stefanie has presented locally and internationally, most recently at the European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour in Denmark, 2022 and Rome, 2024.