Amelie Simons

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. Amelie is currently pursuing her Master of Social Work degree at UTSA and hopes that the skills she is learning will help her better serve the Chromosome 18 families.

Amelie loves to travel and completed two study abroad trips to France and to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands while an undergraduate student. She also 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 spending time with her boyfriend and dogs Beignet and Willow, reading, cooking, listening to podcasts, and Orange Theory workouts.

Amelie 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.