Stephanie Klein serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Engagement, where she manages working relationships and strategic outreach to DOE’s many external stakeholders, to maintain a constructive dialogue about the Department’s work. A longtime energy and environmental policy professional, Stephanie continues her federal career after serving as a field organizer with Moms Clean Air Force, where she advocated for clean air and climate protective policies in DC and on the Hill. She was also a founding member of the Metro Electric Bus Coalition, the group that successfully convinced the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to commit to electrify its entire bus fleet by 2045. She was appointed to serve on the DC Mayor’s Green Buildings Advisory Council. Prior to that, Stephanie was a National Program Manager within the U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Commercial Buildings Program. In this role she led efforts focused on energy efficiency and market transformation through public-private partnerships, working with companies to implement and communicate energy efficiency and carbon reduction initiatives.