Stephanie Winston Wolkoff (born Batinkoff, January 21, 1971)[1]: ¶28 is an American fashion and entertainment executive and former senior advisor to the first lady Melania Trump.
[2] Wolkoff was born to parents Barbara (née Carnel[3]) and Barry Batinkoff and raised in the Catskills.
[1] In 1996 Wolkoff started working for Vogue magazine as a public relations manager where she helped organize events such as the VH1 Fashion Awards and the Met Gala.
[7] In 2016, Wolkoff created an event planning firm, WIS Media Partners, which was instrumental in organizing the Inauguration of Donald Trump in January 2017.
[10] Wolkoff resigned that month after the extent of her firm's compensation for organizing the inaugural festivities was reported.