Stephanie is a lawyer and humanitarian with experience in diverse regions of the world. Most recently she was coordinating the Darfur Programmes of the International Organization for Migration in Sudan, working to address the needs of internally displaced people in Darfur. She has a background in science and law, having worked in molecular biology at NASA Ames Resarch Center in Mountain View, California following undergraduate studies in biology and chemistry and holding a juris doctorate and a Master's of Arts in International Law from the United Nations mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica where she subsequently taught international law to Master's students from around the world. Following several years' teaching at the university, she was invited to Kazakhstan by the U.S. State Department on a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach business and international law courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. While in Kazakhstan, she founded and LLM (Master of Laws) programme in International Business Law, the first LLM in the region. In addition to professorial posts, she has pursued law practice in both the commercial and non-commercial sectors in the United States, Latin America, and Central Asia. She has founded several non-profit organizations, acted as legal counsel to a rapidly developing internet technology company, and continues to consult in private legal practice in Northern Arizona on land use, public utilities, municipal law, commercial law, probate and immigration issues.

The Choza for Stephanie is a place for both internal and external exploration of the art of creativity, relaxation, community-building and connection to the earth. She hopes that the Choza's organic development will provide a platform for those who visit to explore parts of themeselves and the enviornment that they do not have a chance to experience elsewhere.