Stephanie Nuñez (She/Her/Ella) serves as the Assistant Director at the office of Multicultural Student Affairs at the University of Miami where she provides holistic advising to students and finds innovative ways to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and service offerings.
Stephanie has 6+ years of experience supporting students from underrepresented communities as they navigate the college application process and higher education. Prior to this role, she served as a Counselor and Coordinator for the New York State Education Department’s Higher Education Opportunity Program at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. In this role, Stephanie increased student engagement and retention rates by leveraging high-impact practices such as individualized student meetings, student-focused programming, first-year student seminars, and by providing in-house professional development opportunities.
