Amy serves as Director of Marketing and Communications for JPEF. Amy was born in Des Plaines, Ill, and moved to Rock Hill, S.C., and then Dothan, Ala. Her love of reading and writing, fostered by many of her public school teachers, led her to Troy University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism.
Amy began her newspaper career as an intern with the Bainbridge, Ga., Post-Searchlight, where she continued as a staff reporter and assistant editor. In her career she’s worked for several newspapers, including most recently the Cullman, Ala., Times, where she was a regional editor and worked closely with other editors in the Southeast covering social justice issues.
Amy has a long career with nonprofit organizations, most notably serving as Director of Marketing and Communications for the Georgia Municipal Association for more than 20 years. A life-long learner, Amy earned her Masters’ Degree from Kent State University in Communication and Marketing, returning to school at the same time her daughter was starting college at Jacksonville University.
Several of Amy’s family members are educators and her daughter has followed in their footsteps, becoming an 8th grade language arts teacher. Through her work at JPEF, Amy hopes to support teachers like her daughter in closing the opportunity gap for low-income students and students of color.
Within the community, Amy has volunteered with the Ronald McDonald House, Pride Rings in Stone Mountain (PRISM) and served on the boards of the DeKalb History Center, the Georgia Press Association Education Foundation, the Alabama Press Association Education Foundation, and the Rotary Club of Cullman Board of Directors.