From concept to execution: consensus building, partnership, results.

With a commitment to technical excellence and achieving results on time and on budget, over the past thirty years Stephanie has developed a wide professional network of clients, and technical and legal expert colleagues throughout the NWT and Canada.

Her demonstrated results-based track record, and ability to build and manage collegial and high performing teams, affords her the ability to attract and retain top talent in service of client priorities and goals.

Intense, high stakes, and politically and culturally sensitive assignments require an ability to build and maintain effective relationships across all stages of client projects. Stephanie brings a wealth of experience to all of her files, and a problem solving approach oriented through a commitment to listening to client needs, concerns, and priorities, and with a view to ensuring responsiveness to unique client circumstances as required in each situation.

Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Stephanie’s family moved to Inuvik when she was in primary school; she graduated from high school in Inuvik in 1989, going on to earn a Bachelors and Masters degrees in political science from the University of Alberta.

Her Cambridge University PhD thesis, based on her experience and research on self government negotiations in the NWT, was published as an academic book. She has written and spoken extensively on Indigenous governance, modern treaties, northern public policy and organizational development.

Stephanie established Fox Consulting in 2001 during her PhD studies. She and her spouse chose to remain in the NWT, re-locating to Yellowknife from Inuvik. Prioritizing parenting their two boys, Stephanie worked from home as a consultant to NWT Indigenous governments and pursued independent academic research. Over the last thirty years she has been active locally in Yellowknife as a volunteer, and has served at the local, territorial, and national levels on a variety of boards and committees.