Amy helps funders learn, connect, and experiment in an effort to strengthen American democracy and civic engagement. 

Currently, she is leading the development of a new initiative for PACE (soon to be announced). For over five years as the Managing Director of Learning and Experimentation from 2020-2025, Amy led learning among PACE’s network and specifically led the Civic Language Perceptions Project and the Faith In/And Democracy initiative. Amy is a proud AmeriCorps Alum, having served as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Washington, DC, during the height of the 2008 economic crisis. She has led multiple national and international nonprofit organizations focused on community engagement and service over her career, including with LIFT and 2Seeds Network, and most notably, was part of the small leadership team that established Service Year Alliance in 2015. Amy lives in the Boston/Providence area (Go Friars!) with her husband, Kevin, and three children.