Stephanie Blank

Stephanie Blank is a longtime advocate in Georgia for children’s issues. She is the founding chair of GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students – a not-for-profit focusing statewide on children birth to age five. She is also the co-founder of Mothers and Others for Clean Air, serves on the system board and chairs the quality committee for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, served on the national board of Jumpstart, serves on the board of REACH – Georgia, and is immediate past Trustee chair for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, having served as the prior corporate board chair. She is a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club and served as the program committee chair. She also served as the chair of the capital campaign to build the Children’s Museum of Atlanta and on Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s transition team following his first election. As a professional interior designer, Stephanie was the design liaison for The AMB Family Office, the Georgia Dome Atlanta Falcon’s remodel, the Atlanta Falcons training camp, and the Pace Academy Upper School. Prior to her philanthropic career, she was with the Home Depot as a buyer/merchandiser/designer and created a national marketing/merchandise program for all stores nationally. She also spent 17 years gaining valuable experience with children’s issues, best practices, and not-for-profit management as a trustee of the A.M. Blank Family Foundation. She currently serves as president of her own foundation. Most importantly, she is the proud mother of Joshua, Max, and Kylie.