Stephanie Jude

Stephanie began her career in 2000 and brings extensive marketing experience to the AEC industry. As the Marketing Manager for the firm’s Education and Community + Culture markets, she combines her passion for education with a love of cultural arts to create winning strategies for new design projects. Her role includes overseeing marketing coordinator teams, developing strategic proposal and interview approaches, contributing to market sector planning, and actively participating in business development and communications initiatives.  

Her professional leadership is demonstrated through involvement in industry organizations, such as the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) North Carolina Chapter and the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), where she serves as both a Past President and current Treasurer for the Research Triangle Chapter. Stephanie’s exceptional contributions to the field have earned recognition through prestigious industry honors, including the SMPS Research Triangle Leading Light Award (2024), the SMPS SERC Spark Awards Lifesaver Award (2025), and second place in the inaugural SMPS SERC Spark Awards Marketer of the Year competition (2025). She also served as Conference Chair for the 2023 SMPS Southeastern Regional Conference in Wilmington, NC, showcasing her leadership capabilities in organizing major industry events. 

A Highlander at heart, Stephanie has a Bachelor of Science in English from Radford University. When not working, she enjoys traveling, reading, attending concerts, and watching a lot of movies with her husband and her dog, Gus.