Stephanie is Michael Schnabel’s daughter and the main character in his first two books. She was born in South Dakota and moved to the Kansas City area with her family at age seven. Stephanie met her husband Mark while they attended Kansas State University. They married and have one son. Stephanie is a substitute teacher and Mark a licensed architect. She and her family are huge soccer fans.

Stephanie presents her story to help raise Colon Cancer awareness, stress the importance of colonoscopy screening, and provide hope for diagnosed patients.