Amy is a Senior Research Assistant at the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) at the Sustainable Minerals Institute. She moved to Australia from Canada in 2018 on a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship and completed a Master of Development Practice degree (specialization in social and cultural dynamics of development) at the University of Queensland. Her thesis examined reconciliation and agreement-making between Traditional Owners in Central Victoria and local government.
Amy previously worked at CSRM in 2020-21, after completing her Masters. She then worked at the non-profit, Reconciliation Australia, for close to 5 years where she helped hundreds of organisations across Australia develop Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs). Since 2021, Amy has worked with the Canadian High Commission in Canberra on Indigenous events and topics, including hosting in-person and virtual presentations for Canada's National Indigenous Peoples Day and Red Dress Day, and commissioned research on the similarities/differences of Indigenous engagement in Canada v. Australia. Prior to moving to Australia, Amy worked in human resources for the Canadian federal government at Indigenous and Northern Affairs and Health Canada.
Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Native Studies and a Certificate in Aboriginal Governance and Partnership from the University of Alberta, Canada. Amy is a citizen of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government (formerly the Métis Nation of Alberta).