Meet Amanda
As a facilitator and strategic communicator I care deeply about how people come together — especially in moments of complexity, transition, and uncertainty. I’ve learned over time that meaningful progress doesn’t come from louder voices or faster decisions, but from creating thoughtful spaces where people can listen, reflect, and find alignment around what truly matters.
At the heart of my work is a belief in human dignity, connection, and trust. I’m drawn to helping leaders and organizations slow conversations down just enough to surface insight, clarify direction, and move forward with intention.
My background spans public affairs, social work, and facilitation, and it shapes how I approach every space I’m in. I hold a dual master’s degree in social work and public policy from the University of Minnesota, where I was trained to understand both lived experience and the systems that shape outcomes. Early in my career, I worked directly with children and families navigating public assistance programs, an experience that opened my eyes to how policies — even well-intentioned ones — can have very real impacts on people’s lives.
That grounding led me further into public systems work, including serving as Director of an anti-sex trafficking program at Hennepin County. During that time, I co-led the statewide anti-sex trafficking effort surrounding Super Bowl LII. This experience deepened my understanding of the role story and narrative play in shaping perception, collaboration, and response — not as a communications tactic, but as a meaningful driver of change.
Over the years, my work has touched economic development, housing security, higher education, public safety and policing, and eventually evolving into strategic communications and public affairs leadership in renewable energy. Across sectors and roles, a consistent thread has remained: bringing people together across difference, making sense of complexity, and designing conversations that help people move forward together.
Today, alongside my core professional role, I engage in facilitation, strategic communications, and convening work with leaders and organizations navigating growth, change, or moments of uncertainty. This work is intentionally relationship-driven and thoughtfully scoped — often taking the form of leadership offsites, curated gatherings, or facilitated dialogue where trust and alignment matter.
I’m especially interested in work that happens upstream — before tension hardens, before narratives become fixed, and before decisions are made without the space for reflection.
No matter the setting — a boardroom, a retreat, or a small facilitated conversation — my approach is the same: convene with purpose, clarify what matters, and help people align around what’s next.
If this way of working resonates, I'd welcome the chance to connect!
