Amanda oversees NFF’s national portfolio of construction, facility acquisition, leasehold improvement, and working capital loans spanning sectors that include healthcare, human services, and education. She conducts regular financial and operational risk analysis of NFF’s clients to mitigate loan losses, and underwrites loan restructures, extensions, and refinancing. Prior to joining NFF, Amanda worked for a global microfinance organization that uplifted people living in poverty in 16 developing countries through microenterprise financing. Amanda also has worked closely with entrepreneurs in New Jersey structuring and underwriting business loans under the Small Business Administration Community Advantage 7A and Microloan programs. Amanda earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Mount Holyoke College and a Master of Science in finance from the University of Rochester.