Stephanie has been a member of Our Lady of Victories Parish since 1974 when her family moved to Pascagoula, Ms. She is the daughter of Bill & Joan Milburn and has six siblings: Mary Milburn, Craig Milburn, Linda Smith, Sisanne Modica, Doug Milburn, and Marcia Wear. She is a 1979 graduate of Our Lady of Victories Catholic School and studied at Mississippi State University, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Associates Degree), and the University of Southern Mississippi. 

Stephanie and Roger Dickinson (OLV Class of 1980) married in 1992 and have three sons William Dickinson (OLV Class of 2013), Kenneth Dickinson (OLV Class of 2015), and Nicholas Dickinson (OLV Class of 2017). 

Stephanie worked at United Parcel Service for several years and retired in 1999 to be a stay-at-home mom volunteering at school and church and becoming a Soccer Mom. Later she rejoined the work force as a front desk clerk for the Healthplex Gym in Pascagoula. In 2013 she began her service here at Our Lady of Victories Parish with Fr. Tony Arguelles as Pastor.