Stephanie Harbrecht
Managing Director - Business Development & Operations
Stephanie is BrilliT's Managing Director – Business Development & Operations. She is is responsible for creating feasible and profitable short and long-term strategies, programs, products, and goals. She leads, motivates, and engages with the operational support team, while also identifying efficiencies and executing initiatives.
Stephanie brings a strong background in business development and strategic planning specifically in the electric cooperative industry. She spent the last 15 years with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). During her career, she consulted with statewide associations on educational programs, strategized and consulted with industry leading organizations on their co-op market engagement plans, and developed and implemented a national multi-million-dollar vendor membership and experiential marketing program.
In her most recent role, Stephanie was responsible for the operations and financial success of NRECA’s 400-member + vendor membership program, and consulted industry leading giants like ABB, Itron, CoBank, and others on their engagement with NRECA and its co-op membership. The financial success of the vendor program in combination with sponsorship and advertising offset NRECA’s program, conference, and meeting expenses with over $6 million in revenue annually.