BIO

Stephanie Jefferson, a native of Fort Valley, Georgia, graduated from Peach County High School.  She received her bacherlor's degree from Fort Valley State University majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences with a concentration in Infant and Child Development.  After graduating, Stephanie moved to McDonough, Georgia and worked as a lead teacher at a Head Start program in Covington.  After several years, she moved back to Fort Valley and began working at Skyview Elementary and Fort Valley State University Head Start program.  Later she became an early childhood mentor coach where she provided adult education training (organization skills, curriculum training, professional development, and assisting with creating and achieving goals).