After twenty years as an international democracy development practitioner, Stephanie Lynn returned to Canada in 2016, joining Strategic Communications (Stratcom) to head up its Vancouver office and the company’s Research & Engagement services in western Canada. Now a Vice President responsible for its Research & Engagement work across Canada – and with clients in Asia and the UK – Stephanie moderates focus groups, designs and delivers polling and large-scale engagement campaigns and provides public speaking and message training for clients at all three levels of elected office, unions, advocacy organizations and charities.

Building on her legacy leading in-country programs for Democracy International and the National Democratic Institute, Stephanie continues to provide expert training and advising to democracy practitioners through the Parliamentary Centre, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and the Danish Institute for Parties & Democracy. Prior to her work abroad, Stephanie served for seven years as an organizer for the BC New Democratic Party and as an Order-in-Council appointment with the BC Minister of Finance and Minister of Health. She is an active member of the NDP today.

Stephanie holds a Certificate in Systems Thinking from Cornell University and a BA (Hons) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia.