Twenty years of
doing the work.
From St. Peter's, Cape Breton — community leader, economic builder, and the candidate Nova Scotia Liberals asked for.
Rooted in community.
Built on results.
Amanda grew up in Cape Breton and has spent her career building — businesses, economies, and community capacity — in the region she calls home. She didn't get into this work to climb a political ladder. She got into it because her community needed people who were willing to show up and do the hard work.
From her time on Richmond County Council and as Warden, to leading the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce through some of the region's toughest economic years, to her current work shaping workforce development strategy at NSCC — Amanda has been in the room where decisions get made, and she's made the right ones.
Amanda is running for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership because it's time. It's time for Nova Scotians to not just survive, but thrive. It's time for a leader that puts the people of this province first. It's time for a grassroots Party approach to rebuild even greater. And it's time for a strong, dedicated, and experienced leader who cares deeply about the people of this province. Together, we can rebuild our Party for the better and in turn, earn the trust of Nova Scotians to form government and deliver a plan that offers hope and meaningful change for all.
Amanda is ready. Our Party is ready. It's time.
What she's built.
A career spent in the field — not observing problems, solving them.
NSCC
Manager of Workforce Development — Nova Scotia Community College
Shaping province-wide workforce strategy and connecting Nova Scotians with the skills and training pathways that lead to careers. Bridging employer needs with post-secondary programming at scale.
Strait Area
Executive Director — Strait Area Chamber of Commerce
Led one of Cape Breton's most active regional chambers through a period of economic transition. Advocated for local businesses, drove investment attraction, built partnerships with government and industry, and championed economic development in communities that needed a strong voice.
Richmond Co.
Warden — Richmond County
Served as Warden of Richmond County — the chief elected official of municipal government. Oversaw budgets, municipal services, infrastructure, and community development. Led the county's response after some of its most challenging setbacks, from economic pressures to the clean energy transition.
Richmond County Council
Elected to Richmond County Council, where she began building a record of community service, fiscal responsibility, and advocacy for rural Nova Scotia's unique needs within provincial and federal frameworks.
Community & Economic Development Work — Cape Breton
More than two decades of community engagement, economic development work, and advocacy across the Strait of Canso region — long before entering elected office or taking on executive roles.
St. Peter's,
Cape Breton.
Home matters. Amanda didn't leave Cape Breton for opportunities elsewhere — she stayed and built them. That's not just a personal fact. It's a philosophy. You don't help communities by leaving them. You help them by being in them, understanding them, and fighting for them.
Cape Breton has shaped everything about how Amanda approaches leadership — the emphasis on community over politics, the respect for working people, the understanding that economic development isn't an abstraction but a concrete daily reality for families across this province.