~On a recent return flight from Guatemala Stephanie had the rare and unique opportunity to sit next to one of her heroes: Nobel Peace Prize Winner 1992 Rigoberta Menchu!  

 

~Coleccion Luna bags were once again be the "Swag Bags" at CARE's International Women's Day celebration in DC March 2011 going to VIP's in attendance...including Melinda Gates, Laura Bush, Judy Woodruff, Christy Turlington, and many more CARE supporters!  She attended a reception at the Indian Ambassador's private residence, an intimate dinner at The Ecuadorian Ambassador's private residence, and spent a day on Capitol Hill advocating for women's & girl's rights.

 

~June 2011 Stephanie is off to NYC as a finalist for "Most Socially Responsible Handbag" in 2011 Independent Handbag Designer Awards from Instyle Magazine & Handbag Designer 101.  See Coleccion Luna's Market Tote that made it as a finalist.

 

~June 2011 Stephanie is off to Guatemala to work with her artisans on new product: final details on the yoga & meditation line and guitar straps...all created from reclaimed Mayan Indigenous clothing & belts!  And exploring Cacao, "food of the Gods" as well as visiting water projects in impoverished communities...

 

~On February 24, 2011 Stephanie helped organize a fundraiser with Jackson Lewis law firm in Atlanta to benefit CARE's work in Haiti.  With Ambassador Andrew Young as the keynote speaker and one of the largest collections of Haitian art in the US...it was a huge success!

 

 

 

~November 2009: Stephanie went to Edinburgh, Scotland for The British American Project.  1 of 20 US Delegates selected to attend the conference  focused on "Abundance to Scarcity – Sustainability and Development in the 21st. Century”; she was humbled & honored!

 

~An avid yogi for more than 10 years, in October 2009, she completed her 200 hr Yoga Alliance Certified Teaching Program with Purna Yoga, which focuses on alignment based asana, meditation & pranayama, applied philosphy, and nutrition. Her approach is  that "all life is yoga" and that one must take their yoga off their mat and into their world and live life yogically...Following the path of her Dharma to create positive social change, she is excited to share in the transformation of our world through teaching yoga at CARE  HQ in Atlanta, GA as well as using it as a vehicle in her "sacred activism" with yoga retreats in Guatemala to support humanitarian organizations' work in her artisans' communities.  

 

~Stephanie is a founding member of Sustenance Group, an Atlanta-based coalition of business professionals who contribute their time and talents to activism, nonprofit fundraising, and educational activities.

  

~ Through various intiatives Stephanie supports many non profits working in Guatemala & beyond to create positive social change, including the following: CARE , Safe Passage , Off the Mat, Into the World, and 50 Cents Period.