Stephanie Ann Belz is a former teacher, who has taught elementary, junior high, and high school students in Canada and Texas. She is a current occupational therapist, and serves as a Director at Texas Occupational Therapy Association PAC. She recently beat aggressive, Stage 3A cancer with an integrative approach. She is busy living life to the fullest, because she believes she scored a second chance at life. When she is not busy chasing her kids to sporting events or activities to cheer them on, she is perfecting her juicing recipes, lifting weights, and running/hiking outside to sunsets. She has a collection of fruit trees in her small, hobbyist backyard orchard, and has become a horticulturist snob growing Hosui Asian pears, Panache Tiger figs, and various kumquats. She loves to read, write, and take road trips with her family around the USA. She serves on the Board of Directors for White Lens, based in Switzerland. She grew up in Canada to a Filipina tiger mom and a Scottish/English father, and she has a brother who is one year younger. She never dreamed she would ever live in the State of Texas, but fell in love with the state and the people. Her life philosophy is to shine your light so bright that it causes positive ripple effects to others.