Amanda Green is the Director of Youth Programs for the Hampton Roads Workforce Council’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth programming where she develops and implements the training of case managers as well as the oversight and monitoring of several unique workforce development program contracts. She has presented at the National Youth Symposium in Chicago, IL and at the National Association of Workforce Development Professional’s (NAWDP) Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX on her comprehensive approach to contract management.
Amanda has been a lifelong resident of Hampton Roads, and she is very active in her community. She is a member of tHRive, the young professionals group under the Hampton Roads Chamber, where she recently completed 2 years of service as their Regional Engagement Committee Chair. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Samaritan House, an organization that provides assistance to victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.
Amanda has been recognized by the Virginia Community College System for the Outstanding Achievement by an Individual award in 2016. In 2019, she was recognized as a Millennial on the Move by CoVaBIZ Magazine and she was a graduate of LEAD Hampton Roads, the premier leadership program for the region. In December 2019, she was recognized as the Youth Workforce Professional of the Year by the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals. In 2020, she received the Top 40 Under 40 recognition from Inside Business.
Amanda has her Bachelor of Science in Human Services and her Master of Public Administration from Old Dominion University. In her free time, Amanda enjoys spending time with her fiancé and their 113 pound “puppy,” Kimber.