Amanda has comprehensive experience with opioid addiction and its effect on families which is the driving force for her passion and dedication to making a difference in the Lansing area. Amanda completed her Master's in Health & Risk Communication from Michigan State University. She specializes in research and development of communication interventions within the opioid context. Amanda has over 10 years of experience working in the health care industry. On a personal note, Amanda lost her mother to an unintentional poisoning of prescription drugs in the early morning of October 19th, 2007. Amanda watched her mother struggle with an addiction to prescription drugs most of her life. Through this experience, Amanda learned how pervasive addiction can be in families. She also noticed how each family is deeply affected by the behaviors of a person struggling with addiction. Specifically, how that person's behaviors affect each and every person within the family unit differently and deeply. Because of her personal and professional experience, Amanda is very passionate about supporting other families while they navigate through their own experiences with addiction. Amanda is dedicated to making a difference in her community. She serves on several boards and is involved with many different organizations in the Lansing area such as the President of the Lick Family Foundation, Board Member of the Firecracker Foundation and attendee of the Ingham Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition.