Amanda Amesse's Bio
Key Duties: Donor Relations & Engagement •Donor Stewardship •Fund Advisor Relations
Amanda joined the CFKA team in December 2025. She came to us from True North Aid, where she served as Outreach Manager since 2019, supporting northern and remote Indigenous communities across Canada. In this role, she built partnerships with over 700 Indigenous communities and organizations, served as the primary liaison for remote regions, and managed program oversight including grants, budgets, and stakeholder accountability. She led monitoring and evaluation initiatives and coordinated complex logistics to deliver resources via road, ice road, barge, and air transport.
Since 2023, Amanda has also worked as an Inclusion Coach at Kingston Employment and Youth Services (KEYS), developing workplace inclusivity solutions through policies, procedures, and communications materials. Amanda's earlier experience includes student placement roles at Kingston Interval House, Addictions and Mental Health Services KFLA, John Howard Society, and Métis Nation of Ontario.
Her community engagement extends beyond her professional work. She currently serves on the City of Kingston's Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee and previously held board positions with Kingston Access Services and as Project Lead for the Indigenous Medical Alliance. She recently joined the board of Hydrocephalus Canada.
Amanda earned her Bachelor of Behavioural Psychology from St. Lawrence College and is currently pursuing a Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Carleton University.
