Stephanie Gatewood

Stephanie Gatewood
Vice-President
District 1 Commissioner
Schools In My District
4074 Stowe Street
Memphis, TN 38128
901-416-5447
gatewoods@mcsk12.net

As a product of a military home, Commissioner Stephanie Gatewood was raised all over the country in various cities, an experience she says helped her to appreciate and enjoy diversity. 

Employed full-time with the University of Memphis at The Center for Research in Educational Policy, Commissioner Gatewood has obtained a degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Public Policy. 

Since becoming a Commissioner, she has taken on a number of additional responsibilities. She was appointed to the Executive Task Force for Student Achievement for the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE), as well as to the Advisory Editorial Board for the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA).  In addition, she serves TSBA as an Ambassador for Tennessee, a communications position with the state organization, and is a member of the Federal Relations Network, focusing on issues that affect school boards across the nation. 

Commissioner Gatewood has worked with Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell and the University of Memphis to host a community chat on Gang Awareness and was successful in bringing out over 200 parents, and community members.

Commissioner Gatewood is a member of Toastmasters International, and The Kiwanis Club of East Memphis, whose vision is changing the world one child at time, and  Freedom from Unnecessary Negatives (FUNN), which aims to educate youth about the importance of non-violence. Ms. Gatewood is a member of the League of Women Voters, Mpact Memphis; the American Educational Researcher’s of America (AERA), American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and serves as a commissioner of the Memphis City Beautiful Commission.

Ms. Gatewood has two children, Coree and Brooke, who attend Memphis City Schools.