Amelie was born in Israel and moved to rural southern Arizona with her family when she was six years old. She grew up in Arizona and completed her undergraduate degree in Justice Studies at Arizona State University and graduate school at Northern Arizona University for public administration and environmental policy. She has authored and published several academic papers on public administration, environmental policy and social justice.
Upon moving to San Antonio, Amelie decided to make a career change to work in the nonprofit and social services field. She has worked with several vulnerable populations in San Antonio including the formerly incarcerated, children and families, behavioral health, veterans, and victims of human trafficking. She currently resides in Denver, CO with her partner Cooper and two dogs, Beignet and Willow. Although she lives in Denver, she enjoys flying into San Antonio and around the country for Chromosome 18 events and loves spending times with the families and self-advocates.
Amelie loves to travel and worked with a public health organization in Rwanda and spent a summer backpacking and working on organic farms in Costa Rica and Panama. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking and baking, the gym, running, and exploring hiking (and snowshoeing) around Colorado with Cooper and the pups.
Amelie abslutely loves being part of the Chromosome 18 Registry & Research team working together to organize events, support research, and connect with the amazing community of chromosome 18 families.
