Shelterbox

Stephanie Christensen is the Executive Director of ShelterBox Canada and a humanitarian professional. Stephanie started her career in International Development working for CIDA and local charities throughout East Africa developing curriculum for HIV/AIDS Education in primary schools. After living in Kenya during the famine in 2011, Stephanie moved into the humanitarian disaster relief field. She has been with ShelterBox Canada for eight years, and is working to ensure that no one is left without shelter and supplies after disasters. In addition to her work here in Canada, Stephanie has been on four deployments with ShelterBox: to Fiji after Cyclone Winston, to Ecuador after the Earthquake in 2016, to the Philippines after Tropical Storm Urduja and most recently to Moldova as part of our Ukraine crisis response. She currently lives in Burlington with her husband and daughter, and loves to cook, read and travel.