Born and raised on a small dairy farm in South Dakota, wildlife and wide open spaces
                                                      have always held a special place in Amy's heart. After receiving a BS in Environmental Management and
                                                      a MS in Biological Sciences from South Dakota State University, she spent a couple
                                                      of years in Wyoming before venturing to Bethel, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ where she worked at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ
                                                      Kuskokwim Campus.  A job opportunity for her husband brought the two of them to Fairbanks
                                                      where Amy started working as an Admissions Counselor at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Troth Yeddha campus. 
                                                      When not helping students, Amy enjoys reading, crocheting and card making and on occasion
                                                      running and biking.  She shares her home with her 8 year-old daughter, husband and
                                                      14 year-old tabby cat.