Stephanie DeFranzo

Stephanie DeFranzo has a diverse range of work experience. Stephanie currently works as a Product Designer at Primary.Health since February 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Quantcast as a Product Designer from September 2021 to October 2022. Stephanie also has experience as a User Experience Researcher at Google, where they conducted user research for mobile Assistant product and Android from January 2021 to June 2021. Before that, they worked as a Product Designer at Polyhooks, where they designed mobile applications, branding, and marketing materials from December 2019 to December 2020. Stephanie also had a role as a Product Specialist at Quizlet, Inc., where they conducted user research and analyzed product data from May 2017 to December 2019. Additionally, they worked as the Head of Teacher Success at NextLesson Inc., delivering professional development experiences to teachers from April 2015 to December 2016. Stephanie began their career as a Special Education Teacher at Oakland Unified School District and also served as an Oakland Teaching Fellow through TNTP Teaching Fellows. Stephanie has a background in education and served as a Focus Team Specialist at Oakland Unified School District from December 2013 to March 2015. Stephanie also has experience as an Undergraduate Peer Advisor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from October 2008 to May 2010.

Stephanie DeFranzo completed a UX Design course at Designlab in 2020. In 2010 to 2011, they obtained an Education Specialist Instruction Credential in Special Education and Teaching from the Oakland Practitioner Teacher Program. In the years 2007 to 2010, Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Additionally, they obtained a certification in SQL from General Assembly in 2018. Stephanie also holds a certification in HTML Essential Training, which they obtained from LinkedIn in November 2020.