Senior Research Associate
- I am committed to fostering systems change through my work at CARS.
- I bring strong management and leadership to systems change efforts that promote safety, health, and wellness for those who are traditionally un/underserved.
- My passion for this work stems from my lived experience with a family member with serious mental illness.
Show Select RolesHer [Amy’s] experience managing large-scale projects is an asset to CARS. She is highly organized and able to track multiple tasks with overlapping deadlines. She has a great attitude and is a pleasure to work with.”
— Funder at Foundation for California Community Colleges
Select Roles:
- Project Director, California Community Colleges Student Mental Health Program (CCC SMHP), California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office/Foundation for California Community Colleges
Leads project visioning and planning to offer training and technical assistance on student mental health throughout all 115 California Community Colleges; directs staff workload, prioritization, and timelines to successfully achieve all project deliverables; ensures fiscal and administrative oversight; fosters relationships with funders, the colleges, and CCC and mental health partners
- Project Manager, Now Is The Time Technical Assistance (NITT-TA) Center, funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Tracks deadlines and deliverables; manages all aspect of reporting; facilitates planning and execution of deliverables and services; coordinates cross-agency project team; provides project-wide vision and strategic planning; recommends subject matter experts to engage on an array of mental health topics
Learn More About Amy:
MPPA, Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Sacramento
Youth Mental Health First Aid Certified
Select Areas of Expertise:
- Project management
- Large event, conference, and meeting management
- College-county collaboration
- Mental health and crisis response in school and higher education settings
- Traditionally underserved college student populations
- Emergency management for schools and higher education
- Aging adult services and advocacy
Select Past Roles:
- Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students, CARS
- School Climate Technical Assistance Symposium, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, CARS
- Program Manager, Area 4 Agency Aging
- Senior Program Manager, Community Services Planning Council – Sacramento County Adult and Aging Commission
- Project Coordinator, Assistive Technology Network, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), California Foundation for Independent Living Centers