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About Amanda

Born and raised in Denver, CO, Amanda’s passion for youth advocacy and social change has been her north star in her 24 years of work in the education and non-profit fields. She has served in various positions including school administration, Moonshot edVentures School Launcher fellow, gang outreach and violence response with the Gang Rescue and Support Project, field-based mental health with the Mental Health Center of Denver, youth mentoring with the Latino Coalition, program development with Adams 14 School District, and she has taught all content areas in secondary education. Her true passion is special education law, where she specializes in serving teens with affective needs and significant mental health disabilities. A first generation college graduate, Amanda holds a B.A. from MSU Denver in Special Education and Linguistically Diverse Education and an M.A. from the University of Northern Colorado in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Special Education Administration. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education in Leadership for Educational Equity concentrating in Urban & Diverse Communities at the University of Denver.