Stefani Weeden-Smith

Stefani Weeden-Smith is the assistant director of community engagement for the Sam Fox School’s Office for Socially Engaged Practice. Her portfolio includes strategic operations and public partnerships. She also develops and manages key design/build initiatives, such as the annual Summer Public Design Workshop.

Prior to joining the Sam Fox School in 2026, Weeden-Smith was founding director for the St. Louis Anchor Action Network, which combines public and private resources to address the effects of historic disinvestment in healthcare, education and other sectors. She previously served as assistant director of community engagement in WashU’s Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement. Other prior roles include positions with NCCJ St. Louis (now the Gateway Equity Initiative, the nonprofit Teen Pregnancy Prevention Partnerships, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, the Saint Louis Art Museum, and Art St. Louis.

Weeden-Smith, a St. Louis native, earned a bachelor of science in business from Rockhurst University in Kansas City and a master of professional studies from The Pratt Institute in New York. She holds a certificate in non-profit management from New York’s Baruch College and has served as adjunct faculty at several St. Louis colleges and universities, including WashU.