Amanda graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing in 2007. She has worked in public health for 12 years, most recently focusing on maternal child health. Currently, she works as the Program Director for the National CMV Foundation. Amanda became passionate about eliminating congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) when her daughter was born affected by the virus in 2015. Amanda serves on the Congenital and Inherited Disorders Advisory Committee and the Hands&Voices Board in her home state of Iowa.