Stephine Hunt is a PhD Candidate of American Studies at the University at Buffalo, where she studies Critical Indigenous Studies, Native American History, and the Environmental Humanities. The 2021 Chautauqua Assembly season marks Stephine's fifth year with the Education Department at Chautauqua Institution as the CLSC Octagon Manager. When she is not studying, teaching at UB, or supporting the literary arts programs at Chautauqua Institution, Stephine enjoys helping her father in his gardens, running, and exploring local parks and woodland areas.