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Co-Founder & Managing Director, Seton Education Partners

Stephanie Saroki de Garci­a is co-founder and managing director of Seton Education Partners, a national not-for-profit organization that seeks to revive opportunities for underserved children in America to receive a Catholic education that builds knowledge, character, and faith. Most recently, Stephanie launched, and for over five years directed, the Philanthropy Roundtable's K-12 education programs, where she spearheaded a series of conferences, strategy sessions, and publications on breakthroughs in education philanthropy. She co-wrote Saving America's Urban Catholic Schools: A Guide for Donors, and also served on the strategic planning committee for the Archdiocese of New York's school system, chairing the committee on school leadership. Previously, Stephanie was a Teach for America corps member in Oakland, California, where she taught high school English. She attended Harvard's Kennedy School of Government as a Dean's Fellow. While completing her master's degree in public policy at the Kennedy School, Stephanie worked at the Office of Management and Budget. She received a B.A in Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley. She is a Fellow of the 13th class of the Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.