As a teacher with 10 years experience in various elementary schools in Washington, D.C., Denver, Los Angeles County, and abroad in Japan and Kuwait, Stacie noticed a pattern over the years that many young students experienced trauma.  In fact, some school environments retraumatized students and the level of trauma was intensified.  As a result, the trauma spread to her. In her pursuit to make the education system better and to bridge education and the law for education justice, she proceeded to attend law school.

However, after graduating from law school, Stacie noticed that it took too long to change policy and returned to the classroom for 8 more years. In 2018, she resigned from the teaching profession as she believes she can better serve students outside of the classroom by exposing the realities that occur inside schools involving mental health, childhood trauma, and the secondary traumatic stress that some teachers endure.