Bio

Stephanie Brant serves Greenville University as Associate Director of Athletics and Director of Spirit Programs. As Director of Spirit Programs, she coaches the Cheer & Dance teams as well as mascot, Hoguey Panther.

Coming from Fontbonne University where she coached for three years, Brant founded Fontbonne's Golden Line Dance team in 2019. With the Griffins, Brant led the dance team to a second-place national finish at the Dance Team Union College Classic in both 2021 (Team Performance) and 2022 (Hip-hop). The teams also earned national recognition in co-ed cheer, mascot, and jazz.

Brant previously served as head dance coach, director of spirit programs, and assistant cheer coach at Lindenwood University-Belleville for eight seasons. During her time with the Lynx, Brant led the squad to national placements in the NAIA, NCA/NDA, and DTU Collegiate Nationals. The highest accomplishment was a sixth-place national finish at NDA Nationals as well as earning two Regional NAIA Dance Championship titles while placing in the top 12 at NAIA Nationals three of those seasons. Lynx cheer's highest accomplishment was a fourth-place finish at NAIA Nationals. Brant was also nominated for Coach of the Year at the 2018 Lindenwood Athletic Awards ceremony.

Brant has studio training in ballet, tap, jazz, pom, hip-hop, pointe, modern, kick, and lyrical dance. She was a four-year member and state champion in AAA Kick at Collinsville High School.

Brant graduated cum laude from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where she minored in dance and earned her bachelor's degree in psychology. At SIUE, Brant was a member of the University Dance Organization, performed in various modern dance concerts and attended the American College Dance Festival.

She was the junior varsity coach at Metro East Lutheran High School for two years and assistant varsity coach for two years. The team won the very first IHSA Dance state title. Brant was a 2014 St. Louis Rams cheerleading finalist and performed her talent of ballet en pointe on the Miss Illinois stage from 2011-2013. Coach Brant has taught a variety of studio dance classes at Angie’s School of Dance, Heavenly Rhythm Dance Studio, and the YMCA.

Brant earned her Master of Arts in School Counseling from Lindenwood University in 2013. She has also served as a graduate assistant, admissions counselor, athletic events promotions coordinator, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes club sponsor.
Brant is a member of the National Dance Coaches Association, serving as the new member onboarding coordinator. Brant has served as an executive director of the Miss Metro East and Miss Capital City/Land of Lincoln Scholarship pageants and has judged several local pageants in the Miss America Organization and Miss Illinois County Fair systems.

Brant enjoys choreographing routines for the Panthers, high school teams, and pageant contestants. She has attended Navigation Church in Collinsville for the last 20 years.