Amanda was raised in Hawaii and has been in Seattle since 1993. She has a master's degree in chemical engineering and spent eight years doing research in the field of genetic engineering. She then jumped track and decided that working with adolescents is her calling in life. She has been the Youth Program Coordinator at UUC since 1997. She loves it. She also loves hiking and backpacking and leads wilderness trips for youth in the summers. As of December, 2006, she has also been busy being a mama to her gorgeous and sweet little baby girl. She totally loves it!