Stephanie Stenglein

Stephanie Stenglein serves as an Adjunct Instructor in the Art, Design & Music Department at Queens University of Charlotte's College of Arts & Sciences, where she teaches arts leadership and administration courses. Her professional career centers on nonprofit arts management as associate executive director of Arts+ in Charlotte, NC.

Her educational background includes:

• Master of Arts in Public Administration (nonprofit management concentration) from University of North Carolina, Charlotte
• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from University of Georgia, Athens

Her research and professional focus spans:

• Arts Administration
• Fundraising strategy and donor stewardship
• Nonprofit organizational management
• Public administration frameworks

Professional accolades include:

• AFP Charlotte’s 2019 Outstanding Fundraising Executive
• 2014 Emerging Philanthropist award
• Charlotte Business Journal’s 2016 40 under 40 recognition

She maintains active community engagement as past president of the Charlotte Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, volunteer with the Humane Society of Charlotte, and President of the Historic Camp Greene Neighborhood Association. Her dual academic-professional role bridges theoretical instruction with practical revenue generation, marketing, and operational leadership in arts organizations.