Amanda Skrzypchak | Director of Learning & Leadership

As the Director of Leadership & Learning at Gary Community Ventures, Amanda Skrzypchak leads a team dedicated to developing and creating an impactful experience for all Gary staff. Collectively, her team is responsible for creating streamlined, org-wide systems and experiences, as well as managing all components of the Piton Fellowship.

Amanda has deep experience as a managing director, with a demonstrated history of working in the education and nonprofit management sectors. She has spent more than a decade focused on strategic planning, instructional design and curriculum development, with the majority of that time being spent in Metro Denver’s education system, where she has served as a managing director for Teach for America and a chief of staff in Denver Public Schools’ Equity & Engagement Division. She has also earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) with a focus in Community Leadership from the University of Denver.