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Stephanie Stiene serves as Director of Financial Services, a department of Brighton Center, Inc., a northern Kentucky private social services agency that offers opportunities for individuals and families to reach self-sufficiency. Over 10 years, Stephanie led Financial Services to develop a full continuum of financial service programs, including Foreclosure Prevention, Homeownership, Reverse Mortgage Counseling, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), and Budget and Credit Counseling, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site services. Stephanie has engaged banking, lending, insurance, and many local business leaders and volunteers to serve over 2,000 individuals in 2011. Stephanie is passionate about financial education that empowers families to improve their lives.