SUPERB WOMAN: Stephanie Pegues Cooper

Stephanie Pegues Cooper has served as assistant to the Dallas City Manager and the assistant director for the City of Dallas Business Development and Procurement Services. She has worked for the City of Dallas for almost 32 years. A native of Tulsa, OK., she attended Booker T. Washington High School and received her Bachelor’s degree in Municipal Management from the University of Central Oklahoma, where she joined Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Stephanie is a member of Village United Methodist Church and she cares about animal welfare, children, civil rights and social action, economic empowerment, education, environment, human rights, politics, poverty alleviation, and social services. Stephanie is a member of the Public Purchasing Association of North Texas and the DFW National Institute for Public Procurement. Her impressive portfolio includes overseeing a budget of nearly a half billion dollars!