Amanda Strickler

Amanda Strickler, MBA, has a diverse range of work experience. Amanda currently holds the position of Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at ACRT Services since May 2023. Prior to this role, they served as the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager from November 2021 to May 2023, and as a Financial Analyst from May 2021 to November 2021 at the same company. Amanda also has experience as the CEO and Co-Founder of the Etsy shop, BigIdeasLittleMinds, where they developed a handmade Lego business with their children, generating revenues of $65,000 and over 4,500 sales.

Before joining ACRT Services and starting their own business, Amanda worked in various roles at FirstEnergy. Amanda served as a Budget/Forecast Analyst from June 2011 to January 2013, where they led budget/forecast consolidation meetings and managed reports for senior management and the board of directors. Prior to that, they worked as a Corporate Finance Analyst from June 2009 to June 2011, managing the long-term debt portfolio and participating in the Finance merger integration team. Amanda also worked as a Business Analyst from May 2007 to June 2009 at FirstEnergy.

Amanda's earliest work experience is as an intern at Lesco, Inc. in 2006.

Amanda Strickler, MBA, received their Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from The University of Akron in 2007. Amanda then went on to complete their Master of Business Administration degree in Finance at the same university from 2007 to 2010.