Anti Fur activism and its influence on the Fashion Industry, Stephanie Mattera

Stephanie Mattera is an on-air host, spokesperson, professor, award-winning philanthropist and animal welfare advocate. She is passionate about creating positive social change and is committed to causes that affect the most vulnerable members of society. In 2017, she traveled to Puerto Rico as part of a rescue mission to save 200 dogs and cats. Over the past decade she has raised more than one million dollars for companion animals through a cause marketing partnership that she created and has supported hundreds of local, national, and global charities helping people and animals. Since 2010, Stephanie has served as the Spokesperson for the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals. As a vegan, her love for animals extends to all animals. She has lobbied for animal rights at both the local and national level with the Humane Society of the United States.

Stephanie is also a Lifestyle Correspondent for Celebrity Catwalk airing on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network reaching two million people. She leverages the show as a platform for social good by featuring cruelty-free brands and interviewing tastemakers, authors, social entrepreneurs, humanitarians, animal advocates, and non-profit founders from around the world.

As an adjunct instructor in the Public Relations and Corporate Communication Master’s program at New York University’s School of Professional Studies, Stephanie is impacting the next generation. She is an alumna of the program and a NYU Alumni Association Board member. In fall 2018, she co-chaired the committee that oversaw the NYU Alumni Changemakers global campaign honoring alumni building a better world through their creativity and entrepreneurial vision.

In 2016, Stephanie received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteer Service from the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Office of the President of the United States. Her corporate career in New York City spans more than a decade, working for global lifestyle brands including: Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Alex and Ani, Ralph Lauren, Glamour Magazine, and Macy's.

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