Stephanie Ojeda Ponce is an avid reader, music enthusiast, facilitator, and educator in Des Moines, WA. Like relatives and ancestors from the U.S., El Salvador and Mexico, Stephanie enjoys growing fruits and vegetables and raising chickens and waterfowl. Her family, friends, and communities are always at the heart of her work.

Stephanie completed B.A. and M.A. degrees in English at California State University, Bakersfield. Then, she moved to the East Bay (San Francisco) area, working as an adjunct English instructor and K-12 substitute, until moving to the Seattle area in 2014. Currently tenured English faculty at Highline College, Stephanie teaches college writing, research, literature, and diversity and globalism studies. She has facilitated professional development for educators locally and nationally, including at prestigious conferences like the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE). Through discussions and workshops on topics including culturally responsive teaching practices, science fiction, artificial intelligence, pleasure activism, and rest as resistance, Stephanie centers excellence and wellness for students and education practitioners.