Amanda McClelland

Amanda McClelland has extensive work experience in the field of global health security and emergency response. Amanda is currently a Senior Vice President at Resolve To Save Lives, where they provide strategic leadership to a 5-year initiative aimed at saving 100 million lives. In this role, they manage partnerships with key organizations such as the World Bank and World Health Organization.

Prior to their current position, Amanda worked at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, where they served as the Team Leader for Global Health Security & Risk Management. Amanda was responsible for implementing the global health security agenda and improving preparedness for epidemics and pandemics. Amanda also worked on developing community-based surveillance and data informatics in public health.

Amanda has also held various leadership roles within the Emergency Operations Field Leadership team at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In these roles, they provided global technical assistance and guidance to the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. Amanda developed and implemented tools related to community-based surveillance and data collection for decision making in low-resource settings.

Before their time at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Amanda worked as an Emergency Program Coordinator at Concern Worldwide. In this role, they led emergency response teams in different regions, including the Horn of Africa and Ivory Coast. Amanda was responsible for coordinating public health and nutrition programs and managing slow onset food security responses.

Earlier in their career, Amanda worked as a Public Health Coordinator at Oxfam Australia, where they conducted emergency and recovery public health risk assessments and implemented emergency public health responses.

Amanda began their career in the humanitarian sector as a Health Delegate, working at the Australian Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC. In these roles, they focused on hygiene promotion and addressing waterborne diseases in emergency settings.

Overall, Amanda McClelland has a wealth of experience in global health security, emergency response, and public health coordination. Amanda has demonstrated their ability to provide strategic leadership, develop partnerships, and implement effective programs for improving health security and preparedness.

Amanda McClelland obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in International Health from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in the years 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, there is no specific information available regarding their education. However, it is mentioned that they earned a Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management & Refugee Health from James Cook University. Additionally, they pursued a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Public Health and Tropical Medicine from James Cook University. Lastly, Amanda also holds a Bachelor's degree in Nursing Practice from QUT (Queensland University of Technology).