As Vice President of Food & Farms at Ecotrust, Amanda leads a team seeking to revolutionize and re-regionalize our food system. By harnessing the purchasing power of schools and institutions, empowering local farmers and ranchers, and developing infrastructure to connect the two, Ecotrust is helping build a resilient regional food economy that nourishes communities and renews the resources on which we depend.

Named one of the "Most Creative People in Business" by Fast Company magazine in 2017, Amanda has a master’s degree from Northwestern University and spent 15 years in private enterprise before joining Ecotrust in 2010. She has been featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Fast Company, and Civil Eats, and appeared at the Food Tank 2016 National Summit and the New York Times Live: Future of Food.