Staff Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
Amanda is a proud member of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and is from the Raven Dog Salmon Clan. Born and raised in Southeast Alaska, she is deeply committed to honoring her cultural heritage and advancing the health and well-being of Indigenous communities.
She brings 16 years of nursing experience, including 14 years specializing in labor and delivery across diverse practice settings in Hawaiʻi, California, and at the Alaska Native Medical Center. Amanda holds a Master of Science in Nursing and is nationally certified in Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB). Her professional background includes leadership as an assistant nurse manager, bedside clinical practice, and informatics. For the past two years, she has served as the Nurse Abstractor for the Alaska Maternal Mortality Review, where she contributes to multidisciplinary case review and prevention-focused recommendations. Amanda currently serves on Birth Equity and Safe Birth committees, integrating clinical expertise with lived experience to advocate for culturally grounded, community-centered maternity care.
Her research and policy work focuses on maternal health equity and Indigenous health systems transformation. She has contributed to peer-reviewed publications, legislative roadmaps, and national conference presentations. Amanda’s goal is to leverage nursing practice, implementation science, and policy strategy to improve maternal health outcomes for Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian families through equitable, culturally respectful, and evidence-based care.