Stephanie Kahal

Clinical Coordinator

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“We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day.”
 ~Bred Meltzer

Hello, my name is Stephanie Kahal, and I am the Executive Assistant and Clinical Coordinator at LACIA. My goal while overseeing day-to-day operations is to make the assessment process as smooth as possible for our LACIA families. I am the boss of all things dealing with the calendar and paperwork. Just to keep things interesting, I am also pursuing a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Cal State University Northridge and plan on working with students as an educational therapist. I grew up in the Washington, DC metro area and lived there until August 2019 when my crazy sister convinced me to move out to Los Angeles. It’s been a big change, to say the least. Earthquakes still freak me out, but you cannot beat the weather.

In high school, I spent a lot of time volunteering with my county’s historical society, department of archaeology, and local Teen Court. I attended The American University in DC and majored in Law, Justice, and Society. In my last semester there, I interned for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services. I wanted to be Judge Stephanie, presiding over a juvenile court and maybe one day getting my own television show like Judge Judy (sans the frilly white collar).  While I found the juvenile system too limiting, the internship left me knowing that I wanted to work with children and adolescents in some capacity. After graduation, I worked under a Department of Justice program assisting the public with criminal justice research. After three years as a cube rat, I was accepted to the Israeli Service Corps. Living in a “mixed city,” I volunteered with students in schools, teens who were at risk, and with the elderly. It was a fantastic time in my life when I got to travel around Israel and surrounding countries and basically goof off. It was also a really important time in my life because my work for the Israeli Service Corps solidified my passion for working with youth.

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Alma Mater

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Justice, Law, Society,
American University