Stephanie Nuñez
Director of Mental Health & Support Services
Stephanie has been with KIPP for 9 years and spent the beginning of her time working with Middle School students at KIPP Sol Academy. Prior to KIPP, she worked as a High School counselor with Green Dot Public Schools for 8 years in the amazing Watts community. During her time there, se helped develop alumni access programs, partnerships for crisis training implementation and leadership development for the counseling team.
She graduated from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) with a Masters in Counseling and a PPS Credential, and received a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from California State University Northridge (CSUN).
She is a proud daughter of Salvadoran immigrants and an Echo Park native! When she is not coaching and developing our BIG KIPPsters, she loves spending time outdoors with her husband, 3 kids and our pitbull!