Stephanie Crandall, who earned a juris doctorate from William and Mary Law School in 2006, is the director of intergovernmental affairs for the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is a government policy director with experience serving and counseling communities as a legal advisor, federal advocate and intergovernmental relations liaison. She provides strategic counsel on matters related to all levels of government and spearheaded Fort Wayne’s enactment of a parental public leave policy. She is the 2017 recipient of Ohio Northern University’s William L. Robinson Young Alumni Award.