Stephanie Moore
Senior Vice President
Mission Advancement & Field Operations
Stephanie Moore has more than 25 years’ experience in non-profit organizational management, fundraising, and innovative program development. Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of North Florida. As Senior Vice-President, Mission Advancement & Field Operations for Best Buddies International, Stephanie leads a department team of more than 400 field staff across 70 locations throughout the United States, impacting more than 1.5 million individuals annually through Best Buddies five mission pillars.
Stephanie and her team strategically direct volunteer recruitment and engagement strategies for all field markets, developing Champions for Inclusion and providing training and resources to volunteer changemakers through Best Buddies’ ten programs. Stephanie works with leaders across the organization in implementing and evolving fundraising and volunteer management best practices and drives the expansion of operational capacity for exceptional mission delivery. Under her leadership, Best Buddies has realized exponential growth in market expansion, field operations revenue and increased mission impact. During her time overseeing Best Buddies field operations and fund development, state revenues have increased 400% with program participation increasing 320%, expanding program delivery to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico.
Stephanie started her career with Best Buddies in 2006, serving first as the State Director for Best Buddies in Florida, and then as a Regional Senior Director overseeing Best Buddies markets in the Southwest region, then moving into the Vice-President, State Operations & Mission Advancement role, and now serving as Senior Vice-President, Mission Advancement & Field Operations. Stephanie was recognized for her service and contributions to the organization in 2009 when she was awarded State Director of the Year and in 2014 when she was awarded Overall Employee of the Year. Stephanie lives in Florida with her husband, Kevin, and teenage children, Sophie and Colin.