Stella is the Director of the University of Toronto's Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE), a role she began in 2021. Prior to this, she spent eight years as Director of Research at the UofT Centre for Faculty Development at St. Michael's Hospital, where she co-developed the Teaching for Transformation program. A former pediatric audiologist, Stella’s experiences in the public-school system fueled her passion for education, particularly in critical reflection and pedagogy to enhance collaborative, compassionate healthcare. She holds a PhD and is an Associate Professor in Speech-Language Pathology and a Wilson Centre Scientist.