After earning a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability in 2001, Amanda worked with the nationally recognized firm Design Workshop for over eight years as an urban planner, landscape designer, and graphic designer with extensive experience in project management as a LEED Accredited Professional. She earned an MA in Studio Art and now works as a graphic designer and illustrator. Her specialties include print work, environmental graphics, exhibit and interpretive graphics, and editorial and landscape architectural illustration.