At LIFT, Amy is responsible for forming and managing relationships with funding partners, building the development infrastructure to effectively support the organization, and providing strategic thought partnership to executive leadership on development topics, particularly its various growth targets. Since starting with LIFT in 2007, Amy has helped the organization experience a 66% increase in its funding and built out a national partnership program for signature corporate and foundation partners.
Amy LIFTs because she recognizes that every person--no matter their upbringing or economic status--will hit hard times. In those life moments, we lean on our various networks to buoy ourselves to stable ground, but LIFT has found a way to systematize that buoying for people without that support network already in place. Amy is continuously humbled by the number of "LIFT moments" she experiences in her own life, and dedicates her time to a model that helps others through them.
Amy started her career as an AmeriCorps*VISTA, serving her country through a year of service. She is a graduate from Providence College (GO FRIARS!) with a double degree in Political Science and Public and Community Service from the Feinstein Institute for Public Service. It was in her academic training that she learned the true power of community and the impact of human relationships to transform society. Beyond LIFT, Amy currently serves as the Vice President for her alma mater's alumni chapter and previously served on its National Board of Governors. She was formerly involved with the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Education (CIRCLE), on the board of the Young Nonprofit Professional Network of Washington, DC (YNPNdc), and the advisory board for America's Promise Alliance.
