Stefanie Zaenker
Stefanie Zaenker is the Strategic Director of the LIBRE Initiative Georgia, a non-partisan non-profit organization focused on empowering the Latino community to achieve their American Dream. She was raised in Charlottesville, Virginia by a Guatemalan mother and German father, both immigrants, so she is first generation American and speaks both Spanish and German. After graduating from the College of William and Mary in Virginia she spent 16 years in the Washington DC metro area bartending and managing at the 9:30 Club in DC, and also touring the country as a heavy metal drummer with her band and other bands as a contracted musician.
She found her way into politics after a growing discontent with the direction our country was headed in and a serendipitous offer from a friend to work on his colleague’s Republican congressional campaign. After working on that campaign and others in Maryland which garnered national attention, and becoming ensconced in Maryland political organizations and groups, she decided to channel her newly found energy and enthusiasm for saving our country into a full-time career. A major life shift brought her to Georgia where she now works passionately alongside the Latino community to empower their families and businesses to prosper. In her free time she enjoys playing drums, outdoor adventures, reading, attending community events, and roasting coffee.
