Amanda Mercer

About Amanda

Amanda spent eight years at the Colorado Department of Education, honing her skills in all things school nutrition, including conducting Administrative Reviews, strategic planning, project management, and process and program improvement. This role solidified her as a school nutrition nerd! Before working at the State Agency, Amanda also spent one year at the Charter School Institue as a Nutrition Coordinator, overseeing operations at the local level, including food purchasing, meal application processing, verification, training, and more. She loves supporting school nutrition professionals in meeting their goals. Amanda is currently a part-time contractor with LunchAssist, which allows her to explore the world with her family. Over the past two years, they have lived in Portugal, Spain, and Mexico. As a contractor, she focuses on improving school nutrition programs through innovation, strong relationships, and humor! In addition to her work at LunchAssist, Amanda is the CEO and Founder of ALM Insights, a small independent consulting company working in the school nutrition space.