Amanda connects the Trellis vision with action. Her background is in education and working with nonprofits. Yet her soul is deeply connected to advocacy.  In high school she had an instructor tell her she would be an amazing advocate one day, but asked her to focus more on the task at hand in the moment (a test on the constitution). Her drive to advocate led her to realize there is more than one way to tackle something and that if something is not making sense, question it, fight it and/or change it. She is active in many  different causes that are near to her heart. Ensuring there are brave spaces for people in the neurodivergent and LGBTQIIA+ community are top on her list along with animal welfare.

She is a mama bear of three that started her children in the public school system because at that time, she thought that was “what was done”. She had always dreamt of homeschooling but was nervous to “take the leap”. Covid hit and along with that came distance learning. That experience almost destroyed her children and Amanda knew what was happening could not be the only way. She took the leap into homeschooling and has never looked back. 

Amanda can now be seen brainstorming, creating, crafting and problem solving (while adding a touch of glitter or sparkle here and there).

Contact Amanda at amanda@trellislearning.org