Amanda is passionate about people, plants, and public space.

Trained as a classical singer and educator, she spent formative years studying music and exploring the floodplain forests of southern Ohio. Amanda left San Francisco and a career in opera administration to pursue design at Cornell University, where she recently earned dual master’s degrees in Landscape Architecture and Planning.

Designer → Whitham Design / 2025-present

Teaching Assistant → Cornell University / 2024

Plantsman → Plantsmen Nursery / 2023-2024

Urban Design Intern → MKSK Studios / 2022