 Stassou graduated "cum laude" from the University of Pennsylvania and holds a master's degree in science} from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she completed a 16-month accelerated program.Stassou is involved in many philanthropic endeavors, including the MS Society, the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation and several Hellenic organizations.Stassou, who is of Greek descent, was honored by HANAC in 2003, for her work as a television journalist.