Hi, I’m Amanda — creative, educator, writer, and experience designer all in on empowering young leaders for future impact.

I create spaces where education, design, and empathy meet.

My work pushes boundaries with imaginative campaigns that reimagine the future of education and humankind.

I am particularly invested in spaces where young people find agency and belonging — life transitions, rituals, and gap years.

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It all really started on a trip to Fiji as a 16-year-old. I have since lived and worked in New York, Washington, D.C., London, the English countryside, and Mexico City. My latest adventure was to Antarctica.

Helping young people find their purpose is my purpose. I wholeheartedly believe that every young person should take purposeful time of exploration to find theirs.

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Organizations I’ve worked with: National Geographic Channel, Columbia University, US-UK Fulbright Commission/Fulbright Awards, ISEP, DoSomething.org, STA Travel, the Gap Year Association, and Minerva Project.

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I’m also a textile artist, pilot-in-training, cookbook author, and avid gardener.

My credentials: a certificate in Educating Global Citizens from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a certificate in Architecture & Design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design; a certificate in Best Practices in Gap Year Advising from the Gap Year Association; a Master’s in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management from SIT Graduate Institute; and a Bachelor’s in Psychology and Education from Vassar College with exchange study at Dartmouth College.