Amanda holds degrees in Biology, Secondary Education, and Teacher Leadership with a focus on Special Education. She began her STEM journey with Project Infuse, an NSF- and NSTA-funded initiative, and contributed to Engineering in the Life Sciences. Amanda spent 13 years teaching biology in Toms River, where she helped develop and later led the district’s STEAM Academy. She now serves as the STEM Curriculum & Instruction Supervisor at Mercer County Technical Schools.