Stephanie van Vark – Member Spotlight

April 2022

StephanieCreates creates media, podcasts, events and communications that spread homegrown culturally-rich anecdotes to the masses. The owner, Stephanie van Vark, has a passion for community informed by her upbringing. She is a small town girl with big ideas. Her life’s work is to create and capture the ‘Theater’ of real life in a way that serve people and communities.

Stephanie has celebrated success as the Producer of Conversation With The CEO Entrepreneur Television Series and the Youth Town Hall Meeting on MDCTV and CBS4. She is the screenwriter of made-for-DVD documentaries, The Ancient Spanish Monastery and Monastery
of the Holy Spirit, and optioned screenplays, Free For All, with a well-respected Hollywood producer, and Runaway Wedding, with a Spanish television network. Signature projects include Just Talking Business, the Entrepreneur’s podcast; Jigsaw Parenting featuring parents of
different races, cultures, economics, and professions unpuzzling parenting and GoingOvertown.org, outreach for and about one of Miami’s historically black neighborhoods. She’s received credits as a Script Supervisor for small feature film and video projects, and as a
contributing writer for various online, business and lifestyle publications.

Stephanie’s passion for service extends beyond the board room. She is a proud member of the P.S. 305 Board to advocate for youth and schools, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the Black-Owned Media Alliance (BOMA). Her hobbies include documentaries, travel, ballroom
dancing, and special moments with family and friends.