Stefanie Wager works for the American Institutes for Research as a Senior Technical Assistance Consultant in Social Studies.  Prior to this role, she served at the Iowa Department of Education providing leadership and guidance at the state level for social studies education. She also taught high school social studies for Des Moines Public Schools and Dallas Center-Grimes Schools and worked at Instituto Thomas Jefferson in Naucalpan, Mexico. In addition, she formerly served as the coordinator of a Teaching American History Grant. 

She is currently serving on the National Council for the Social Studies Board of Directors, serving as 2020-2021 Past President. In that capacity, Stefanie has worked on the Strategic Plan Committee, Executive Director Search Committee and the Associated Group Ad-Hoc Committee, among others. She is also a member of CS4. In 2011, Stefanie was named an Emerging Leader in Education by ASCD. Stefanie lives in Grimes, IA with her husband Jake, who is also a social studies teacher, and their two children, Lincoln and Grace.

Stefanie received both a Bachelors and Masters degree from Drake University in Des Moines, IA. Stefanie was involved in the Iowa Council for the Social Studies from 2010-2018.