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Amy became a PMI member in 2015 and was part of PMI Chicago chapter until 2018 when she moved to the sunny state of Arizona and joined the PMI Phoenix chapter.

She started her career as a process manager and moved through various career stages, including an extensive stint as Executive Assistant  to the C Suite leaders. She was always fascinated by the extensive breadth of a Project manager role as it lets her utilize skills like organizing and planning. She worked as a Project manager  in corporate where she worked with the Executive team, and worked on various high-level strategy projects like acquisitions, non-GMO strategy, structured processes, projects and programs, rebranding and systems implementation  . She is also very passionate about estate management and led the creation of a website called www.myestateneeds.com  where she created a checklist of important information helpful for anyone looking for estate management needs. She also wrote a chapter in a book called Wisdom of the Silver Sisters ~ The Last Gift.  

For the last few years, she took a break from the corporate world to focus on personal well-being and other creative pursuits and she now feels ready to come back to the traditional corporate roles and is actively looking for opportunities.

At PMI Phoenix chapter, she is a Mentorship Team Manager in Ken Goebel’s team since November last year. She got involved with the Mentorship Team and immediately made an impact. She used her strengths like creating the organizational structure in SharePoint; developing Excel database and pivot tables for all mentorship members; documenting and updating mentorship process (via Visio); Documented mentorship program process steps and actions, which helps run the activities of the mentorship function smoothly.

Her advice to anyone looking to volunteer at PMI Phoenix is “If you want help support others and / or gain experience, this is a safe place to grow, learn and develop.  You have a whole group of like-minded individuals ready to support you while you are supporting others.  It is a wonderful community feel.”

According to her she recently discovered her hidden talent “During covid, I learned how to make pie crust and now make pies and quiches.  The friends who have had my pie now call me “Martha Stewart.”  The friends who haven’t don’t believe it.  J “

The proudest moment of her professional life was when she got her PMP certificate.  Her company didn’t require it but supported her through the process.  She found a support group and learned how to study and take tests.  It was a journey of personal and professional growth for her.

She loves to travel and spent time in Europe when she was in her teens and has fond memories of various trips especially her time in Germany.

Here favorite quote is from Alan Cohen – “It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.”