Amanda is passionate about driving positive change through policy-making, and tackling complex, system-level issues facing our society today. She has worked at all three levels of government in Canada, most recently shaping social policy in Toronto as a Senior Advisor to Mayor John Tory.

Her experience living and working abroad in Europe and Asia, along with a six-year political career, has taught her that inequality at any level threatens one’s human security, and these inequalities are only getting worse. As the lead on refugee settlement policy throughout two humanitarian crises, she feels an unwavering need to be part of the solution and follow her passion for global affairs.

She is passionate about migration and human security, specifically in the Asia Pacific region. She wants to explore how inequality, conflict, and climate change are causing forced migration, and how the rise of populism and nationalist ideology is intersecting with migration policies. Amanda wants to help provide solutions for how domestic and international communities can better prepare and respond to seismic shifts in power.

She is interested in creating upstream policies that better integrate both humanitarian assistance and conflict prevention, and using her political acuity to ensure successful implementation of policies.  Her goal is to work in migration coordination and planning in an international context.

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