Stephanie was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from Toccoa Falls College with a Bachelor's degree in Missiology and a Master's Degree in Christian Education. She has served as an international worker in Ecuador for 23 years before transferring to Uruguay in 2011. Her main ministries have been in church planting, leadership development and field administration. They also served as Missionaries-in-Residence at both Toccoa Falls and Nyack College.
Stephanie has been married to her husband Bruce for 36 years. Together they have two grown children, and their first grand child was born in 2020. She enjoys cooking and all things crafting.