Stephanie Barton is Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for FCCS, where she oversees communication strategy, reputation management, event and program marketing, as well as the national affinity program, Passkey. She also created and hosts the FCCS Forward Thinking Podcast.

A strategic marketing professional with more than two decades of experience in the field, Stephanie joined FCCS as Marketing and Communications Director in 2012. Prior to that, she was Marketing and Communication Manager for CoBank, where she provided strategic leadership and program management of the bank’s advertising, marketing and charitable giving functions.

Stephanie’s background encompasses account management, marketing, advertising and fundraising, gained through leadership roles as Senior Director of Account Management for InStore Broadcast Network, as Director of Marketing and Fundraising for KCPW Radio (National Public Radio station), and as Director of Marketing, Events and Visitor Services for the University of Utah’s Red Butte Garden. She has spent her career engaging customers and internal audiences to build brand awareness and organization ambassadors.

Stephanie earned a bachelor’s degree in arts, marketing and international business from Kansas State University.

"Cultivating meaningful connections through clear and authentic communication is the cornerstone of effective brand and relationship building. In a world of noise, it's the genuine conversations that sow the seeds of lasting impact."