Amanda is an Instructional Designer for the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics. Originally from Ohio and a graduate of Cleveland State University, she taught 9th-12th grade English Language Arts for 10 years before transitioning into the field of instructional design. She became an official Sun Devil graduate in 2018, earning her MA in the Learning Sciences, and began her instructional design journey working as an Instructional Designer Associate for MLFTC's Office of Digital Learning.