Stephanie Hooper Leroy

Stephanie Leroy started working with Princeton in Africa in 2010, first as program manager and later as program director. (When she started at PiAf there were only 26 Fellows and 2 staff!) In 2018, Stephanie relocated to Wilmington, NC to be closer to family.

She received a BA in English and a BA in French from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She later went on to receive a certificate in Web Design and Animation from the Art Institute in Charlotte, NC as well as an MA in International Education from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, VT. She learned Spanish in Barcelona, Spain where she earned a certificate to teach English as a Foreign Language and where she taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL) for 2 years. She also taught EFL in Kofu, Japan for 1 school year. Stephanie was a group leader for Visions Service Adventures in Peru and Costa Rica, where she led U.S. high school students on trips involving service projects and cultural and language immersion. She also worked with ProWorld in their Urubamba, Peru site as a volunteer coordinator for U.S. college students. She helped found a new site for ProWorld in Mysore, India before moving to Princeton.

Stephanie has 2 children, a wire fox terrier and a husband who worked for 10 years with Princeton’s Bridge Year Program and now teaches and advises at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

In her free time, Stephanie enjoys hiking, scuba diving, reading and just hanging out with her family.

Email her at sleroy@princetoninafrica.org