Amanda is a dedicated law enforcement officer with extensive experience in public

safety, crisis intervention, officer wellness, and community outreach. Through her career, she

has been a proven leader in school resource operations, peer support, and instructor

development. She is Passionate About mental health advocacy, stress management education,

and supporting both community members and fellow officers through critical incidents and

traumatic events.

Since 2008, Amanda has worked at the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office located in

Nebraska. In that role, she served as a school resource officer, critical incident stress liaison,

LOSS team member (local outreach to suicide survivors) and academy instructor on stress

management, PRET, child abuse investigations, public speaking, leadership, and domestic

violence investigations. She is has served on her local Mental Health Association Board of

Directors as a board member from 2016 to 2021.