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For more than 25 years at the Education Alliance for New Hampshire (formerly Campus Compact NH), Stephanie wove together federal grants and private funding into a coordinated network reaching families across the state. Starting with a GEAR UP grant in 2016, she recognized that family engagement was the missing piece and built it in, placing dedicated family support staff in Manchester and making monthly family events a standard part of direct service. Her work helped bring Community Schools grants to Manchester and, in 2022, she wrote and secured New Hampshire's first Statewide Family Engagement Center Grant, a project that examined rural and urban family engagement and helped launch parent groups from Berlin to Manchester. She led the push for family friendly school designation with the NH Department of Education and hosted statewide convenings so family practitioners could learn from one another.

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Stephanie invested in her own growth too, completing two fellowships on place-based and rural programming, and brought One Trusted Adult training to her staff and to paraprofessionals statewide at no cost. As a founding member of the Rural-to-Rural Collaborative, she carried New Hampshire's story to federal agencies and lawmakers. When the Education Alliance closed due to federal funding cuts, Stephanie fought to keep programming alive, securing funding to sustain the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Coos County and continuing key Manchester projects. She now carries this work forward on the board of Manchester Proud.

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From Pittsburg to Nashua, Stephanie's fingerprints are on family support systems across the state, work built one relationship, one grant, and one small kindness at a time.

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The Dr. Robert Chamberlin Award recognizes leaders who embody vision, compassion, and an enduring commitment to children and families. Through her expertise and dedication, she has elevated family voices, expanded access to care, and created a more equitable future for all New Hampshire children.​​ We celebrate Rebecca not only for her accomplishments, but for her unwavering belief in the power of prevention, collaboration, and community to build a stronger New Hampshire.