Stephanie Cineus joins the Surdna Foundation as a Grants Management Associate, where she shares responsibility for ensuring Surdna’s grantmaking process runs smoothly, from grant applications and payments through to final reports. She comes to Surdna from the Commonwealth Fund, where she served as a grants associate supporting efficient and effective grantmaking operations. Before that, Stephanie worked at AdvantageCare Physicians as a non-clinical care coordinator. This role sparked Stephanie’s interest in how health policy can improve the quality of patient care, leading her to pursue a master’s degree in health policy and management from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.

Stephanie received her undergraduate degree in healthcare administration from Saint John’s University. Outside of work, her passions include reading, studying languages, and immersing herself in Caribbean history and culture.