“I have turned to Amanda many times over the years to help with all sorts of communications needs. Whether it’s long-term planning, crisis communications, added media relations capacity, coaching new staff, or being a high-level advisor, Amanda has helped our team here to build infrastructure and strategies to change hearts, minds, and laws. Her passion for progressive change, decades of storytelling and communications expertise, and her professionalism make her a trusted consultant that any organization or leader could benefit from.”
– Steve Smith, Deputy CCO, ACLU
“I have worked with Amanda, both as a colleague and client, and I can tell you that once you work with her, you’ll never be the same. She channels years of experience as a broadcast journalist and communications strategist into challenging spokesperson trainings and deft messaging recommendations. And she does it all with the utmost sensitivity and a genuine desire to see her clients succeed.”
-Yasmin Hamidi, Communications Strategist
“Amanda has an incomparable ability for crafting media strategies. Her years of broadcast journalism experience translate into a unique insight into how to balance the delicate sensitivity of delivering a powerful message without being overbearing. She takes a sincere interest in her clients, working to support, encourage and empower them, while also challenging them so that they are fully prepared for even the most difficult scenarios. Her wise, savvy coaching is invaluable.”
– Benita Alexander,VP Production/Director Efran Films
“Amanda’s coaching and advice has stayed with me over the years as my career has developed into having a regular public presence. She made me feel calm and supported, and reminded me that I had something special that no one else could offer.”
– Sarah Shourd, author of Sliver of Light: Three Americans Imprisoned in Iran, activist, and playwright