Amanda (she/her/ella) is a Director at Third Plateau. In this role, she supports our philanthropic management clients with creating and implementing their grantmaking processes and also oversees our internal culture work – creating structures that help us embody our values and create a culture of inclusion and belonging.

Amanda’s background is in education, with experience as a 7th grade science teacher and an academic advisor and college counselor, where she collaborated with community partners and organizations to bring new, enriching programming to her students. Amanda has B.A.s in Political Science and Spanish from UC Davis, and her Ed.M from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Amanda loves her Mexican-American culture and family. She is a proud Sacramentan and a tormented Kings fan. She loves to read, travel, and find ways to incorporate any of the shows she’s currently watching or rewatching into conversation.