Marketing executive and producer Stephanie Tavares-Rance was born on September 26, 1967 in New York City. She received her B.S. degree in fashion marketing in 1990 from New York City’s Pratt Institute.

After her graduation from college, Tavares-Rance joined the A&R department at SBK/EMI Records, where she rose to the position of A&R marketing director and worked with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Prince, D’Angelo, Jon Secada, and Gloria Estefan. In 1998, she was hired as director of marketing for Code magazine, an upscale lifestyle magazine for men of color. Tavares-Rance then accepted a position as director of special events and public relations for Martell Cognac in 2000 and as marketing and public relations director for the business consulting firm Westhill Partners in 2002, both in New York City. 

Also in 2002, she and her husband, Floyd A. B. Rance, III, founded Run & Shoot Filmworks, where she was named president in 2004, and established the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. Run & Shoot Filmworks has produced for Family Dollar, HBO, Martell Cognac, Reebok, and Footlocker. Tavares-Rance went on to be hired social media manager for Lowe’s Home Improvement in 2011 in Mooresville, North Carolina, holding the position until 2013, when she joined Family Dollar in Charlotte, North Carolina as their digital marketing, social media, and public relations manager. 

In 2016, Tavares-Rance was hired as director of marketing and public relations at Boston Market in Denver, Colorado. In 2018, she and Floyd Rance launched the Color of Conversation Film Festival in partnership with the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver. Tavares-Rance then was named deputy director of the Denver youth non-profit organization Youth on Record in 2022.

Tavares-Rance has served on the boards of the Denver Art Museum, where she serves on the marketing and strategic alliance committee, and Denver Arts & Venues, where she serves on the commission on cultural affairs. She also has served on the boards of directors for the Sweet Blackberry Foundation and the Redline Contemporary Art Center. In 2021, Tavares-Rance became a member of the International Women’s Forum of Colorado.

In 2022, Tavares-Rance received the 2022 J.E.D.I. (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Award from Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock. She also was awarded a Black Woman in Media Award in 2018.

Tavares-Rance lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, Floyd A. B. Rance, III. They have two children, Ziare Rance and Zoey Rance.