Amanda is the Director of the Phebe Anna Thorne, the Nursery through Kindergarten Lab School of Bryn Mawr College. Prior to Thorne, Amanda worked in the admissions office and taught several lower school grades at both the Chapin and Spence Schools in New York City. At Shipley, Amanda served as the chair of the Lower School coordinator program and volunteered for Shipley Shops, the Annual Fund, Auction and Secret Gardens. Amanda received her MS in Education from Bank Street College and a BA from Brown University where she was a member of the Women's Varsity Squash Team.

Committees: DEI, Educational Excellence