Amanda McCammon

An experienced Indiana educator with over 20 years serving at all levels within public education including as a technology education and PLTW teacher, building administrator, CTE Director, Student Services Director, and Assistant Superintendent within rural, suburban, and urban communities. Amanda also spent two years serving the students and educators of Indiana at the State level as the Chief of Workforce & STEM Alliances at IDOE. While serving at the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), Amanda worked closely with policymakers and other State agencies including the Governor's Office, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The primary focus of Amanda's state-level work included policy development and program implementation within PK-12 standards & curriculum, career & technical education, workforce development, college and career readiness, business & industry partnerships, and STEM/CS education.

As a former IDOE cabinet-level member serving Indiana educators and students across the state, Amanda led the charge from the General Assembly in 2017 to develop a 6-year State-wide STEM strategic plan outlining Indiana's objectives for STEM education. This extensive project focused on providing equitable STEM access for all students, building teacher and leadership STEM capacity, and connecting school districts and communities with business and industry partners to collaboratively develop and implement local plans to meet the current and future, highly technical workforce pipeline demands. Also during her tenure at the IDOE, Amanda worked to make Indiana the third state in the nation to adopt all nine Code.org computer science policy recommendations. Since leaving the IDOE in 2019, Amanda has served as a national educational consultant working toward equitable, high-quality STEM for all. Amanda currently leads the Indiana STEM Ecosystem and supports expanding career pathways as a consultant for The DeBruce Foundation.

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