MPA candidate, IPA Public Administration Fellow
e-mail: spatters@udel.edu
phone: 302-831-3271 | fax: 302-831-3488
178 Graham Hall | University of Delaware | Newark, DE 19716-7380
introduction | education | experience | qualifications | honors and awards | conferences and forums | presentations | projects
IntroductionStephanie is a second-year graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree. She graduated from University of Delaware in May 2009 with a B.A. in Psychology and Women’s Studies. During her undergraduate career, Stephanie studied various components of community health, including reproductive health, the psychology of health and political structures influencing health policy. In 2009 she interned with Planned Parenthood of Delaware in the Public Affairs department to further explore these issues.
Following graduation, Stephanie was involved with Public Allies, a nationally recognized AmeriCorps program affiliated with the University of Delaware’s Center for Community Service and Research for ten months. Within this program, she was working at the American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware as a Program Assistant. She organized three continuing legal-education programs for the legal community, co-coordinated the ACLU of Delaware’s annual conference on school discipline, arranged and contributed to ACLU of Delaware’s quarterly newsletter, developed the organization’s website, and added social media components.
This past summer Stephanie interned with Westside Family Healthcare, the largest nonprofit community health organization in Delaware. Her main project was assisting with the planning of August National Health Center Week activities and events, ranging from a ribbon-cutting ceremony to media promotion to the engagement of elected officials and supporters. She also took the lead on the development and implementation of a social media policy and plan for Westside. Other activities included assisting in the development of Westside’s 2011 Annual Report to be published in the Wilmington-area's News Journal, which has a circulation of over 100,000; assisting with implementation of an outreach plan for Kent and Sussex Counties, including a new population of seasonal and migrant farm workers; and working on fundraising activities.
She hopes to combine her interests in health policy, policy development, social media, and program planning. During her first year, she worked a public administration fellow with the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) for the Women’s Leadership Development Program and Conflict Resolution Program assisting in the coordination and creation of training workshops for women in public service and the public. Earlier this year Stephanie was working on IPA’s Senior Center Grant-In-Aid Project. As of January 2012, she is working as a Legislative Fellow in the Delaware General Assembly until June 2012.
EducationBA, University of Delaware 2009, Women’s Studies and Psychology
Study Abroad, India, 2008ExperienceJanuary 2012 – present
Legislative Fellow, Delaware General Assembly
Dover, Del.
September 2010 – present
Public Administration Fellow, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
June – August 2011
Intern, Westside Family Health
Wilmington, Del.
June – August 2010
Program Assistant, ACLU of Delaware
Wilmington, Del.
September 2009 – June 2010
Public Ally/Program Assistant (AmeriCorps Year of Service), ACLU of Delaware & Public Allies of Delaware Wilmington, Del.
February – May 2009
Public Affairs Intern, Planned Parenthood of Delaware
Wilmington, Del.
June – August 2007 and February – May 2008
Research Assistant, Women’s Studies Department, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
March 2005 – August 2009
Assistant Manager, Clothes in the Past Lane
Newark, Del.
QualificationsProficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and basic skills in SPSS
Basic skills in iMovies and filming
Familiarity with use of social media tools in a nonprofit setting including Facebook and Twitter
Excellent research, analytical, and communication skills
Experience in program and event planning
Leadership training in asset-based community development, media relations, and marketing; diversity; public speaking, lobbying and advocacy; and conflict resolutionHonors and AwardsEmerging Young Leaders Scholarship, 2009
Volunteer Community Service Award, 2009
Global Scholars Award, 2008
Alumni Enrichment Award, 2007 & 2008
Women’s Studies Summer Research Award, 2007
Dean’s List: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Conferences and ForumsAttendee, Advocacy, Grant Writing, Fundraising and Marketing Workshop, New Castle, Del., 2011
Attendee, Social Media Policy Workshop, Dover, Del., 2011
Assistant, Basic Mediation Training, New Castle, Del., 2011
Attendee, Women & Children's Health Research Conference, Newark, Del., 2010
Volunteer, Creating the Clean Energy Economy Conference, Newark, Del., 2010
Assistant, Basic Mediation Training, New Castle, Del., 2010
Co-Coordinator, School Discipline: Exploring the Options, ACLU of Delaware, Wilmington, Del., 2010
Attendee, Delaware Conference on Volunteerism, Dover, Del., 2010
Attendee, National Planned Parenthood Conference, Houston, Tex., 2009
Presenter, Delaware Women’s Conference, Newark, Del., 2008
Presenter, Geis Student Research on Women Conference, Newark, Del., 2008
Presenter, Research on Women Lecture Series, Newark, Del., 2007
PresentationsPresenter, “Phase II: Advanced Leadership Development,” Women's Leadership Development Program, Dover, Del., April 2011
Presenter, “Phase I: The Power of Leadership,” Women's Leadership Development Program, New Castle, Del., March 2011
Presenter, “Phase II: Advanced Leadership Development,” Women's Leadership Development Program, Dover, Del., Nov. 2010
Presenter, “Phase I: The Power of Leadership,” Women's Leadership Development Program, New Castle, Del., Sept. 2010
ProjectsYouTube Video - “Dover Grand Opening”
This is a piece of work I developed for Westside Family Healthcare’s social media outreach. It highlights the grand opening of Westside's new clinical location in Dover, Del. I filmed it with a flipcam and edited it in iMovies.
