Stephanie Itle-Clark, Founder and President of the Academy of Prosocial Learning, received her B.S. in Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, M.Ed. in Educational Curriculum and Development from Wilkes University, and Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Fielding Graduate University where she focused on the impact of humane education professional development for teachers. She also holds Certified Humane Education Specialist credentials.

Prior to founding the Academy of Prosocial Learning, she taught in both private and public education sectors and was the Director of Learning at The Humane Society of the United States. She specializes in humane pedagogy and supporting educators and organizations as they develop lessons that infuse humane and prosocial education into the standards-based curriculum in order to increase learner growth in the cognitive, affective, and behavioral domains. Stephanie also speaks on topics of empathy development for staff and clients. She is a current board member of the Humane Education Coalition and the United Federation of Teachers Humane Education Committee.