About Amy
Amy's Background
Amy has a long history of working for the service of others, stretching all the way back to her first high school job. Amy's first job was Certified Nursing Assistant in her hometown nursing facility. Since then, she went on to serve as a resident assistant in the freshman dormitories in college, worked in annual fundraising at a local university and now, works as an attorney for the Housing Justice Project. She has also owned her own small business - a food truck - touting relationships with over 30 local farmers and food producers. Amy has also lived in many places including the midwest, where she grew up, the east coast, and overseas in South Korea.
Amy's Educational Background
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008
Master of Arts, University of Delaware - 2012
Juris Doctor, Mitchell Hamline University - 2024
Amy's Professional Background
Current Employment: Staff Attorney (eviction defense) at Tacomaprobono Community Lawyers' Housing Justice Project
As a staff attorney for the right-to-counsel program, Amy prevents tenants from being wrongly evicted from their housing. She ensures her tenant clients have due process of law before potentially losing their housing, negotiates repayment plans and move out agreements as well as agreements to keep eviction proceedings off of tenant screening records. This allows tenants who have seen tough times be able to move forward and find new housing. Amy works tirelessly to represent her clients' interests and reach her clients' goals.
Past employment: Executive Chef / Owner of Locavore Mobile Kitchen
As an executive chef and owner of her own food truck business in rural Wisconsin, Amy worked hard to create beneficial relationships with local farmers and food producers while promoting other local businesses and non-profits. .68 of every dollar spent in a local business stays with the local community. As a local business and farm advocate, Amy used her own platform to promote spending local dollars with local farmers.
Read and learn more about Amy's background at these links!
Amy competed for the local community kitchen on Guy's Grocery Games!
Amy taught folks how to use local ingredients!
Amy collaborated with local chefs to host a fundraiser for the community soup kitchen!
Amy started a culinary scholarship for women to have support to enter the culinary profession!
Amy hosted on-farm dinners to raise funds for local nonprofits!