Amanda was born in Kalispell, then moved to Lewistown when she was only two weeks old. She graduated from Fergus High School. Amanda has been a nurse since 2005. She went to a private nursing school (Capital Health Systems) in New Jersey and graduated from Boise State University. She worked in the ICU in Boise for four years as a telemetry tech and cardiac nurse. After moving back to Lewistown in 2008, Amanda worked in Acute Care and the ICU at Central Montana Medical Center. She then worked for Drs. Bil and Cathy Holmes before taking a little time off to have her youngest child.  Amanda joined Home Care Services in 2016.
She has 3 children: Hunter, Ireland, and Quaid.  Amanda enjoys spending time with her kids, camping, and astronomy.