June 19, 2026, USAID: The Third D of Foreign Policy; Who We Are, What We Do, How We Move Forward

Stephanie Mikulasek is Managing Director and Founder of the ServantEDGE, a company that designs and facilitates game-changing international immersion experiences, executive coaching, and experiential leadership development.  Drawing from decades of global leadership, academic scholarship, and immersive transformation work, Stephanie blends wisdom, wit, and depth to inspire leaders and teams to challenge the illusion of certainty, disrupt ineffective patterns, invite radical belonging, and rediscover what matters most.  

Previously, Stephanie was a U.S. Diplomat for 18 years with both USAID and the Department of State, serving in Washington, DC, El Salvador, Panama, Chile, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Barbados, and frequent travel across Latin America and the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, India, Europe, and the Middle East.

Stephanie holds a Master of Public Administration in International Management, a Master of Arts in World Religions and Cultures, and is currently a George Mason University PhD candidate researching how to develop transformational leaders through immersion experiences.  She is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), a certified Executive Coach from Georgetown University, and a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher under Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.  She has studied and trained with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Steve March, Jennifer Garvey Berger, Jim Dethmer, Kate Ebner,  Humberto Maturana, and with faculty at Harvard University.  

A frequent guest on podcasts, Stephanie is sought after for her engaging and dynamic keynotes and workshops.  She publishes weekly on Substack and LinkedIn, and her forthcoming book on Managing Multiple Generations in the Workplace – including AI will be published this Fall.  Connect with her on LinkedIn and at The ServantEDGE.