Amber comes to Civil Rights Corps with experience in communications, advocacy, and public engagement. Prior to joining CRC, she was the Manager of External Affairs for YWCA National Capital Area. While there, she advanced the mission of eliminating racism and empowering women through strategic communications, community relations, and building out advocacy & racial justice initiatives. This included implementing a financial empowerment program for survivors of domestic violence, and launching a dinner & racial justice dialogue series, Come to the Table: Conversations on Race & Equity.

Prior to her work at YWCA National Capital Area, Amber served as Public Policy Manager for Planned Parenthood Southeast & Planned Parenthood Southeast Advocates, based in Atlanta, GA. In this role, she led messaging to supporters on legislative issues in Georgia, and grassroots advocacy efforts at the state capitol.
Amber was a member of the 2011 cohort of the New Leader’s Council – Atlanta and a graduate of the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University’s 2013 class. Amber is a proud graduate of Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. She earned her Master’s in Public Policy from Georgia State University.