Stephanie Mackay

Stephanie has spent the last two decades in the nonprofit sector working as a social entrepreneur and nonprofit leader where she brings a strong voice to the table to promote solutions for the most vulnerable citizens in our communities. (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/stephanie-mackay/0/577/98/). She is the former Chief Innovation Officer at Columbus Community Center, a nonprofit agency that serves individuals with some of the most severe disabilities (www.columbusserves.org). For nearly two decades she has held positions that have given her unique insight into the day-to-day triumphs and struggles of families of all socio-economic levels who face many overwhelming obstacles to navigate family, employment, healthcare, education, and housing issues. She is currently serving a three-year appointment to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Community Advisory Council (https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/cac.htm), a 15-person council that meets twice yearly with the Federal Reserve Chairman and Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. She also sits on the Advisory Council of the Philadelphia-based Global Interdependence Center (www.interdependence.org); the board of Utah-based Switchpoint (www.switchpointcrc.org); the Salt Lake County Community and Support Service Advisory Council (CSSAC) (Boards and Commissions – Get Involved | SLCo); and the Salt Lake City CARES Community Advisory Panel. In 2015, Stephanie was recognized by Utah Business Magazine as one of “30 Women to Watch” (https://youtu.be/8MtM229Dl4o). In 2018 she was named a finalist for the Utah Region Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year (https://youtu.be/n-b7m6DMck0). She received her B.A. from Westminster College, her M.A. from Utah State University, and a Conflict Resolution Certificate from the University of Utah. Prior to joining the nonprofit field in 2004, she worked as a corporate communication consultant and writer in a number of capacities. She started her career at Shipley Associates, an internationally recognized consulting firm that specializes in communication training and customized writing. She served as project manager on a number of large documentation projects in a variety of governmental, business, medical and scientific disciplines in both the U.S. and Europe. She worked on a number of FDA-related documentation projects in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Through her professional and volunteer work, she is committed to building strong, well-governed philanthropic organizations based on sound strategic planning and clearly defined organizational goals.