Stacy Reinstein is the Chief of Marketing and Public Affairs at First Things First, leading the teams responsible for marketing, communications, and strategic initiatives.
Over the past two decades, she has worked at the intersection of human services, early childhood, public policy, communications and systems change. Throughout her career, she has led complex initiatives, built partnerships across sectors and helped translate big ideas into meaningful, statewide impact for children, families and communities.
Prior to joining First Things First, Stacy served in senior leadership roles at the Arizona Department of Economic Security, where she helped build Arizona’s Child Care Division and led the implementation of more than $1.3 billion in child care investments. She also oversaw Arizona’s Child Care and Development Fund and led work spanning strategic initiatives, public affairs, communications, policy, operations and stakeholder engagement.
Stacy is a Flinn-Brown Fellow, and holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Born and raised in Arizona, she lives in Phoenix with her two children.