1.0School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences/iasrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="W4qIOojeFa"><a href="/ias/news/2017/03/02/stephanie-thomas-career-community-development">Stephanie Thomas shares her passion for community development</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/ias/news/2017/03/02/stephanie-thomas-career-community-development/embed#?secret=W4qIOojeFa" width="600" height="338" title="“Stephanie Thomas shares her passion for community development” — School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences" data-secret="W4qIOojeFa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Stephanie (Bickler) Thomas (’12, Global Studies; Society, Ethics & Human Behavior) shared her experiences in Raissa DeSmet’s Portfolio Capstone course (BIS 499). At UW Bothell, Stephanie found a passion for community development, which led her to Zambia, Ethiopia, and Haiti, and eventually, to Northwest University where she completed an MA in International Community Development (’15). Since graduating, Stephanie has earned a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and served as Engagement and Operations Manager at Mona Foundation...