Amanda Porter began serving as the director of advancement services at Columbus Academy in August of 2025. She came to Academy from Feeding America after three years helping food bank and agency partners across the nation onboard to their chosen service insights tool. Amanda has 15 years of experience working with the charitable hunger network, propelling her into work with service insights technology, including in previous roles at Feeding America, Mid-Ohio Food Collective and food pantries around the country. She holds a B.A. from Capital University and M.B.A. from Franklin University. Amanda is married to her husband Ben.
Amanda's favorite thing about Columbus Academy
"The commitment to each student and the community."
Favorite sports team
Milwaukee Brewers
Little-known fact about Amanda
"As the self-proclaimed Queen of Cozy, I can usually be found sipping tea, knitting, and dreaming of the day when I can travel again - hopefully to a national park, my favorite type of destination."
- B.A. Capital University
- M.B.A. Franklin University
