Stephanie Taylor
Associate Director for Leader Development, Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Rice University
Stephanie Taylor is the Associate Director of Leader Development at the Doerr Institute for New Leaders. Stephanie oversees the hiring, training and managing of professional coaches who facilitate Doerr Institute’s Catalyst modules as well as the design and execution of Leader Excursions.
Prior to joining the Doerr Institute, Stephanie was the Director of Ongoing Professional Development at Teach For America Houston where she was responsible for the strategy and design for all professional development experiences for current Teach For America Houston corps members. Stephanie has also served as an elementary school teacher, teacher leadership coach and School Director with Teach For America.
Stephanie graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in psychology and communications. She is married to Bill Zachry and is the mother of two girls, Quinn and Lucy.