About me
Amanda is a dynamic, motivated, and successful professional learning and evaluation consultant with over 20 years of experience positively impacting educators and students by bringing research to meaningful practice. Facilitating individuals and educational systems in using data to demonstrate growth, Amanda is a results-driven leader with expertise in designing, delivering, and evaluating high-quality professional learning for all educators. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) and program evaluator with a proven history of developing innovative approaches to support and sustain equitable Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) so all students succeed and thrive. She has extensive research, evaluation, training, technical assistance, and coaching experience with a passion for inclusive educational systems change to improve educator, student, and community outcomes.
Amanda is the Founder and Chief Learning Officer (CFO) of Rise and Align Consulting, LLC, specializing in guiding educational institutions and non-profits through the intricate process of systemic improvement. She ensures a transformative change that resonates at every level by aligning organizations’ core values with practical, actionable strategies. Amanda has served in a variety of professional roles, such as the Professional Learning and Evaluation Leader for Corwin Press, the Professional Learning, Research, and Evaluation Coordinator with the Florida Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Project at the University of South Florida, Coaching Coordinator for the Florida PBIS Project, and Independent Consultant for several organizations. She is the Immediate Past President of Learning Forward Florida. Amanda has worked as a building-based school psychologist, PLC facilitator, RtI coach, district MTSS project coordinator, grant writer, adjunct professor, state consultant, and professional development trainer within public schools. She is the author of several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and is an active presenter at local and national/international conferences.
Originally from Springfield, Illinois, Dr. March attended Eastern Illinois University (EIU) for undergrad and Illinois State University (ISU) for her Specialist in School Psychology (SSP). She began her career at the Greater Lafayette Area Special Services (GLASS) Special Education Cooperative in Lafayette, Indiana. She then received her Ph.D. in School Psychology at the University of South Florida (USF), specializing in organizational consultation, systems change, and program evaluation. She lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, with her partner Mo and her rescue kitties, Seagull and Pelican. She enjoys kayaking, running, and volunteering for causes close to her heart, such as Huntington's Disease Research and Awareness.