Fourteen years shaping narratives for nonprofits, NGOs, and education organizations, turning complex, human stories into coverage that moves people to act.

I'm Stephanie Rendon, a bilingual (EN/ES) communications leader with 14+ years shaping narratives for mission-driven organizations.
I'm currently Head of Marketing & Communications at School in the Square, where I build and run the marketing and communications function for the entire PreK–12 dual-language network, a public charter network in Washington Heights and Inwood serving 800+ students through a dual-language English/Spanish model.
Before that, I led brand strategy, media relations, and editorial at FIU's Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, and shaped national communications for the American Red Cross and SOS Children's Villages.
I specialize in brand strategy, community engagement, crisis communications, and turning complex stories into coverage that moves people to act.
Featured · Press ReleaseFIU · 2024Positioning, voice, and story architecture for organizations whose work is too complex for the category default.
Earned-media strategy, pitching, spokesperson prep, and relationships that make reporters call you back.
Rapid-response playbooks, bilingual family and stakeholder comms, and on-the-ground coordination when it counts.
Programs that treat families, staff, and neighbors as audiences whose trust is earned, not assumed.
Publications, annual reports, long-form storytelling, and thought leadership that actually gets read.
Campaigns built bilingual from the start, not translated at the end. Cultural fluency, not just linguistic.
As producer: identified interviewees, secured locations, prepped participants, directed on-site logistics, and guided post‑production to keep every cut on-message.
The annual publication I led end-to-end: writing, editing, designer management, photo direction, and cross-department coordination.
Showcasing public health research, programs, and community stories. A year's worth of work distilled for donors and peers.