Amada Parra

Amada Parra has a diverse work experience, beginning in 2000 as an Office Support Specialist at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Amada later worked as a Spanish Interpreter at Maricopa Integrated Health System in 2002. Amada then became a Teller Operations Specialist at Bank of America in 2007, where they supervised tellers and provided superior customer service. In 2009, they joined Arizona Autism United as a Habilitator, providing services to children with autism. After that, Amada worked at Crisis Nursery as an Early Head Start Teacher, facilitating age-appropriate activities for young children. Amada also held various positions at Murphey School District, Child Crisis Center, and Catholic Charities USA, where they developed and implemented parent education programs and managed program operations. Most recently, Amada served as the Director of Quality and Compliance and the Quality Assurance and Training Manager at Native American Connections.

Amada Parra completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Spanish at Arizona State University from 1990 to 2002. Following this, they pursued further education and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Grand Canyon University between 2009 and 2012. Additionally, they attended Rio Salado College for a brief period in 2010, focusing on Early Childhood Education, but did not obtain a degree from that institution.