GIVEN THE DESIGNATION VESTA BY THE LADIES IN THE TRIBE FOR HER HUGE HEART, WARMTH, AND ABILITY TO GUIDE AND TEACH, SHE IS THE MONARCH OF THE TRIBE, PROVIDING LOVE, SUPPORT, AND VITAL PERSPECTIVE, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF RELATIONSHIP AND STRONG, HEALTHY FEMININE LEADERSHIP.

MARRIED TO INSTRUCTOR HEATH, STEPHANIE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LION CHASERS MOVEMENT FROM THE INCEPTION. INSTRUCTOR STEPHANIE LEADS THE RELATIONSHIP PORTION OF EVERY LION CHASERS RETREAT, SHE CO-INSTRUCTS THE POPULAR COUPLES RETREATS, AND SHE IS LEAD INSTRUCTOR OF THE ALL-FEMALE SERAPHIM LION CHASERS RETREATS.

A HIGH-LEVEL ATHLETE HERSELF, STEPHANIE HAS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN COMPETITIVE CHEER AND GYMNASTICS. IN HIGH SCHOOL, SHE WAS HAND-SELECTED TO REPRESENT HER DISTRICT ON THE ALL-AMERICAN CHEER TEAM, PERFORMING IN HAWAII AT THE NFL PRO-BOWL. SHE WENT ON TO CHEER AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL, BECOMING A CHEERLEADER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO FOR BOTH FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL.

AFTER COLLEGE, SHE BEGAN HER 20-YEAR COACHING CAREER, INSTRUCTING MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AND CHAMPION COMPETITIVE CHEER TEAMS OVER THE YEARS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SHE IS A RECOGNIZED NAME WITHIN THE COMPETITIVE CHEER WORLD, AND HER PAST ATHLETES ROUTINELY REACH OUT TO HER TO SHOW THEIR GRATITUDE FOR HER GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION.
STEPHANIE’S PASSION TO HELP OTHERS REFLECTS IN HER MEDICAL CAREER OVER THE YEARS AS WELL. SHE EARNED HER BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN NURSING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO AND WENT ON TO BECOME A BOARD-CERTIFIED FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER THROUGH HER MASTER’S DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, WORKING OVER THE YEARS IN HOSPITAL ER’S, ICU’S, AND ULTIMATELY WITH THE ELDER COMMUNITY AND WITH THOSE AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE IN HOSPICE CARE.

STEPHANIE IS THE EPITOME OF A LOVING WIFE, AN EXEMPLARY MOTHER, AND HAS BEEN A FORCE FOR HAPPINESS AND POSITIVITY IN OTHERS THROUGH HER WORK IN THE MEDICAL ARENA AND WITHIN THE LION CHASERS FAMILY. SHE HAS GIVEN HER AND BROCK’S THREE CHILDREN BOTH A SAFE PLACE AND A HEALTHY STRENGTH THROUGH HER MOTHERLY LOVE AND OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE, AND HER LOVE AND RESPECT FOR HER HUSBAND IS POWERFUL TO WITNESS.