Stephanie Hicks Thompson

Stephanie Hicks Thompson is responsible for strategizing and managing initiatives that engage stakeholders and community members with the work of the foundation. Stephanie also supports special projects involving the foundation’s new Midtown headquarters, slated to open in 2023, and directs the strategy behind the foundation’s community events and engagement initiatives, including Common Ground and Cleveland Book Week. These initiatives aim to collaborate with, promote, and amplify the work being done by the foundation’s community partners and stakeholders. Stephanie ensures the events, projects, and targeted communications she oversees connect thousands of members of the public each year to the foundation’s network of grantees, strategic initiatives, and partners.