Amanda Preston is a respected nonprofit executive/strategist with over 35 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, consistently focused on mission and vision. Her background includes senior leadership positions at the Center for Astrophysics (Harvard and Smithsonian), Harvard University, Merrimack College, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, as well as at arts and environmental organizations. Her independent consulting clients have included Braver Angels (NYC), Southern New Hampshire Health System (NH), Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (MA), and the LSST-Discovery Alliance (AZ).

In both staff and consultant roles, Amanda is highly effective at planning, positioning, and strategizing with nonprofits to drive fundraising, advancement, and high-level engagement. She is skilled in assessing nonprofit fundraising programs and in coaching team members from staff to board roles to enhance their performance and results. She has a strong track record in individual, government, foundation, and corporate giving, as well as in major campaigns. With a lifelong commitment to thoughtful, ethical fundraising, she has mentored many early-career professionals.

A native of New York City, she graduated from Wellesley College while completing some of her coursework at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She lives and maintains her office in Andover, Massachusetts.