Amanda is a multimedia creative and environmentalist based in California.

their versatile, whimsical work engages elements of ecology and humanity — land, memory, dreams, mental wellness, queerness, and community. they enjoy combining photography with digital illustration, creating flyers for events + mutual aid, painting, and upcycling discarded packaging.

some of their inspirations include cartoons like adventure time, kaiba (2008), and summer camp island + artists like onenhillion, arch budzar, and chan. they firmly believe in ending apartheid and liberation for all — power to people and the planet.

  • making — art, zines, comics, upcycling, food

  • reading — poems, sci-fi, silkpunk, horror, anthologies

  • watching — cartoons, food shows, campy queer movies

  • outdoors — running, hiking, camping, in a park, gardening

  • exploring — museums, thrift stores, cafes, community spaces

  • writing — dream logs, journals, field notes

Hobbies & Interests

  • July 2025 - Present

    Strategizing growth of state park partnership programs, providing grant opportunities to organizations, and bringing arts, careers, and access to green spaces across California. Consulting on evaluation, grantmaking, and data management best practices to spotlight, storytell, and assess impact.

    Former roles:

    Grant Programs Coordinator: June 2024 - July 2025

    Program & Grants Intern: September 2023 - June 2024

  • October 2023 - June 2024

    Researched marketing strategies for edible insect products as a sustainable alternate protein source. Specifically assessed the implications of culture, nutrition, and environmental values on consumer behavior.

  • March 2022 - June 2023

    Advised UCI’s honors collegium community across all years and majors, offering appointments, drop-in hours, and event programming. Performed administrative processing, responded to email correspondence, and conducted a year-in-review presentation about the impact advising made on students.

  • June 2021 - June 2023

    Provided marketing communications support across the school and dean’s needs, including event planning and set-up, photography, website curation, interviewing, and social media coverage.

  • June 2023 - August 2023

    Built and presented a methodology to measure the influence of the WWF’s Markets Institute business sustainability case studies, assessing the experience and highlighting findings in an article for the WWF Sustainability Works blog.

  • June - August 2022

    Worked with account service representatives to complete steward deals for NBCUniversal’s linear network portfolio while devising TikTok ad strategies for business development with a multifaceted intern team.

  • November 2020 - February 2021

    Collaborated on both graphic and animated visual projects to educate about environmentalism, climate justice, and intersectionality. Contributed to social media community growth and nonprofit brand identity.

  • May - July 2019

    Visualized the US cardiology innovation landscape for market penetration by conducting interviews with healthcare professionals, and performing analysis on product function improvements, consumer demographics, and needs.

Experience