Stephanie Dorko Austin

Stephanie Dorko Austin has worked with Attorney General Josh Stein since 2015 and has her own company, Stephanie Austin & Associates, Inc. She began her career working for former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles both times he ran for U.S. Senate (2002 and 2004). Ms. Austin has since worked as a fundraiser for numerous statewide campaigns including State Treasurer Richard Moore, N.C. Senate Majority Leader Martin Nesbitt, Gov. Bev Perdue, State Treasurer Janet Cowell, and Gov. Roy Cooper. Her nonprofit experience includes serving as Vice President of Government Affairs for the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and Development Director at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development and the NC Advocates for Justice. Ms. Austin is a native of Greensboro and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Trinity College in Washington, D.C. She and her husband, Will, live in Raleigh with their daughter and rescue dog.