As the incoming Office Manager, Amanda serves CFM’s four offices in two states and DC. She manages policies and procedures, oversees the firm’s finances, renews business licenses and insurance and benefit plans, files monthly and quarterly lobbying reports, proofreads and submits proposal, and oversees the firm’s IT and website.
Amanda joined CFM with nearly 20 years of administrative and public service experience, starting her career in the district office of former Congressman Brian Baird, followed by 15 years at the City of Vancouver overseeing administrative processes in the Mayor and City Manager’s Office, and most recently serving as Executive Assistant to the Chief Revenue Officer for PeaceHealth. Amanda is passionate about process improvement and modernizing the administrative systems that form the foundation of an organization’s success.
A lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, Amanda earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communication and German from Linfield University. Amanda lives in Vancouver, Washington, where she and her husband are raising their two young children and enjoying Little League games, Parks & Rec youth basketball, swimming lessons, and experiencing the richness of life through all of the ups and downs of parenthood. In her spare time, Amanda enjoys attending live performances, traveling, and exploring her hidden talents at trivia or karaoke night.
