Elected to the board in November 2012, Amy lives in Arden with her husband Ben. Their daughter Maddy graduated from T. C. Roberson High School in 2019 and subsequently with honors from N.C. State.
 

Amy is a graduate of Columbus State University and is a respiratory therapist at Mission Hospital.  In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering in the schools, escaping to the mountains and beach, and spending time with family and friends.

Amy’s leadership has been recognized throughout her time on the BOE. She has been a member of the North Carolina School Board Association (NCSBA) Board of Directors since 2015 and served as president during the 2020-21 school year. 

Amy is passionate about keeping arts programs in Buncombe County schools and worries that the exponential expansion of the state’s private school voucher program by the NC General Assembly (NCGA) will have a devastating impact on public schools, particularly on elective offerings such as band, chorus, drama, fine arts programs, and CTE.
 

“It is unconscionable that the 77% of NC students who attend public schools will suffer as millions of additional public tax dollars are now diverted to well-off parents who already send their children to expensive, largely unaccountable, and often discriminatory private schools,” says Amy.  “It goes against the intent of the NC state constitution which says the NCGA must provide for a ‘general and uniform system of free public schools…wherein equal opportunities shall be provided for all students.’ 

"I consider it my responsibility as an elected school board member to do all I can to ensure that the public school children we serve receive the financial support to which they are entitled by law, as courts have determined they should.”