Amanda is a proud Pioneer, having grown up in New Providence and graduated from NPHS in 1998. In 2012, she and her husband, Pat, returned to New Providence, drawn to live closer to family and the exceptional school system. Their two sons, Patrick and William, currently attend 7th grade at NPMS and 1st grade at Salt Brook School.Amanda earned her BS in International Business and Marketing from Fairfield University in 2002 and has since built a distinguished 20+ year career in media sales, working with leading global news organizations such as Business Insider, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, BBC, The New Yorker, and The Economist. Her deep passion for education, coupled with a commitment to ensuring that New Providence schools have the resources to prepare students for the future, inspired her to run for the Board of Education in 2020. Re-elected in 2023, Amanda now serves as Chair of the Finance, Facilities, and Safety/Security Committee, and has previously contributed to the Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Committee, as well as the Negotiations Committee.