In addition to her work as a Senior Consultant at Park Li, Amanda is a lecturer and researcher at Kingston University in the UK. Amanda’s work focuses on motivation, strategic leadership, strategic human resource management, and change management. In this capacity she provides regular consulting support and training, as well as one-on-one coaching in a variety of business settings. Amanda has successfully designed and implemented consulting and training initiatives in effective cross cultural leadership and strategic leadership. She also facilitates leadership development programs focusing on strategy formulation, execution and performance management.
After completing her undergraduate degree at McGill University with Honors, she graduated top of her class at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK. Subsequently, she obtained her PhD at the University of Toronto. She is currently a Course Director for a Masters in Human Resource Management, an Assistant Director of the Kingston Employee Engagement Consortium, and the Module Leader for an on-site university-accredited course on Leadership for managers. She is an active member and contributor to the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. She has published her work in both academic and practitioner outlets.
Outside of her professional activities, Amanda is an avid traveler. She has worked or lived in Ireland, England, France, Italy and Russia. She is fluent in French, and literate in Italian.