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