Biography

Amanda is a staff member working within the Black Bruin Resource Center and College Corps. She is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She likes to spend time with her family and friends, binge watching tv shows and cooking for friends. She built the Black Bruin Resource Center from scratch in collaboration with students. Within this space, they constantly work to develop a welcoming space for Black students on campus and move hard conversations around difference forward. Additionally, she won a grant for the university, which focuses on providing funding for low-income and undocumented students of color through community service innovates. This program provides those in most need an opportunity to give back to their community while receiving funding towards their education in exchange.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us” – Marianne Williamson