Amanda is currently an Associate Account Executive at POLITICO Pro in Rosslyn, Virginia. Before joining the Business team at POLITICO, she was an Operations Specialist at The Advisory Board Company in Washington, D.C. Amanda was trained at Middlebury College in Vermont, where she earned her B.A. in International and Global Studies with a disciplinary specialization in Film and Media Culture and a regional specialization in European Studies. In addition to her training at Middlebury, Amanda also studied Film and Media Education at the University of Florence in Italy. 

Amanda is an active member in her community as she continues to collaborate and volunteer with Sobar, National Foster Youth Institute, and Annapolis Pride, among others.  In her free time, Amanda is also writing an inspirational children's book about her adoption story.

Amanda lives in Annapolis, where she enjoys enjoys eating seafood, exercising, and playing with her miniature Aussiedoodle dogs, Aria and Theodore.