Black PR Wire Power Profiler on Amanda Wilkerson

Amanda Wilkerson is a respected educator, political organizer, and doctoral student is who is committed to being a force that drives positive change. Amanda founded and is the lead organizer for the State of the Florida HBCU panel discussion series. The express purpose of this discussion series is to creatively connect the community to understanding the state of Florida HBCUs as relates to retention and graduation. As a political organizer, Wilkerson was selected to serve as a staffer and influencer who shaped the 2008 presidential election cycle. She had the opportunity to work for Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. Amanda gained recognition for organizing a number of constituency groups and has a track record of mobilizing voters to action.

Her work includes serving as the vice president and secretary of a local chapter of College Democrats, an inaugural board member of Campus Progress, director of Student Lobbying, Iowa field organizer for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Committee, African American outreach organizer for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Committee, advance team member for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Committee, field organizer for Florida for Obama, creator of Potluck and Politics and executive director of Activist in Action. Wilkerson is a professor at the University of Central Florida.

A passionate supporter of civic engagement, Wilkerson has traveled across the globe on geopolitical mission trips and advocacy initiatives to study the U.S.-Israel relationship. Amanda grew up in Miami, Florida and is a proud graduate of Florida A&M University where she received a bachelor's and master's degree in the area of Political Science. She is a Holmes Scholar with the American Association of Teacher College Education. Currently she is working on her doctoral degree at the University of Central Florida in the Higher Education Policy Studies Program. Amanda is a hard-charging, dedicated educator and life learner interested in defining and exploring the pathology of minority civic engagement.