Horses have long been a love, delight and passion for Amanda. Her first four-legged was a donkey named ‘Pizza Pie’ (what happens when a 5‑year-old names a donkey.) She’s been blessed with the friendship of her rescue donkey, Guinness, since 2006. As a teenager, she spent many hours traversing the wooded hills and countryside of Connecticut on her quarter horse, Rip. Although she didn’t know it at the time, her extensive trail riding was the spark for long-distance riding.
Since then, Amanda has loved and lived with many horses. Today her herd is comprised of Guinness, Cato, and Rommi. She continued her love of long-distance riding, competing with Cato in 30- and 50-mile endurance rides for nearly ten years. They’ve ridden some of the wildest and most beautiful parts of national forests in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Amanda also rides dressage with Rommi, a retired Grand Prix competitor. She enjoys both horses on the trails and even brings Guinness when she can.
An award-winning leadership coach, consultant, and planning facilitator, Amanda works with leaders individually and teams. In 1994, Amanda founded Roam Consulting LLC, a WBENC certified firm. She represents the third generation of women entrepreneurs in her family. Amanda blends her lifelong experience with and love of horses in her equine-guided leadership development program, Leadership with Horses. She and her herd of equine coaches provide transformative leadership experiences to global leaders.
As a board member, Amanda hopes to bring her 30+ years of broad business experience across for-profit and non-profit sectors to benefit SAFE.
