Stephen McDowell is the founder of Fanaka, an upstart social media consulting brand aimed at helping Black creatives and small Black-owned businesses improve their social media strategy.
In May 2022, Stephen earned an M.S. in Social Media Digital Audience Strategy at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He completed his studies with a 4.4 GPA and was named the most outstanding graduate student in his class.
Additionally, Stephen is an enrollment coordinator at Arizona State University’s ASU FIDM and The Sidney Poitier New American Film School.