Meet Stephanie
Government Affairs + Crisis Strategist
Stephanie Slater Goldfuss is a sought-after law enforcement media training consultant and has been teaching strategic messaging, crisis communication, and public relations best practices nationwide for more than a decade.
She currently serves as the director of communications at Lesser, Landy, Smith & Siegel, PLLC, a third-generation personal injury law firm in West Palm Beach, Florida with nearly a century of experience standing up for the injured and their families. Prior to joining Lesser, Landy, Smith & Siegel, PLLC, Stephanie spent 15 years as the Public Information Officer at the Boynton Beach Police Department, serving as the agency's spokesperson and community engagement liaison, as well as a strategic communications advisor to the Chief of Police.
Stephanie is on the Board of Governors of Leadership Palm Beach County and the Board of Directors of the Andrea C. Cameron Foundation, where she co-chairs their Education Taskforce. She also serves as Chair of the Women's Leadership Committee for the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches and Vice Chair of the Women United Steering Committee for the United Way of Palm Beach County. Stephanie is a graduate of the Leadership Palm Beach County Engage Class of 2024, and a member of the Gold Coast Public Relations Council and Public Relations Society of America. She is a two-time Past President of the National Information Officers Association and was honored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police with a 40 Under 40 award.
Stephanie is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, where she majored in print journalism. She previously worked as a breaking news and crime reporter for The Boca News and The Palm Beach Post.