Stephanie Nichols is the grants management data and systems analyst. Her responsibilities include evolving the Ascendium grant portal to align with Ascendium’s grantmaking, ensuring integration between the system and data needs of the Education Philanthropy team, and facilitating data-driven decision making through the development of complex grantmaking reports. She joined the organization in 2009.
Prior to joining the Education Philanthropy team at Ascendium, she worked as a project assistant for College Access Advising. She has also held positions in marketing with Madison Investment Advisors, LLC and The University Bookstore. Outside of Ascendium, Stephanie volunteers time with the Royal Oaks School Community Organization.
Raised in Wisconsin, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
