Amanda Proscia is the co-founder and managing director of Lightspeed Public Relations, a successful company that provides high-quality public relations services. She is also a talented middle-grade fiction writer and is represented by @ErzsiDeak. Amanda studied at the prestigious Peddie School for her prep school education and got her Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg College.

Before her current role, Amanda has had an impressive career working in strategic communications at American Express, brand strategy at Interbrand, and public affairs and corporate management at Burson-Marsteller, to name a few. She's worked at multiple levels of an organization in areas such as branding, public relations, corporate management, and communications.

Amanda is also the former owner of Amanda Coppola Communications, LLC, and has worked as a senior account supervisor at Hill & Knowlton and account supervisor at Dan Klores Associates. She started her career as an associate at Podesta Associates. Amanda possesses a set of skills that she has gained by working for established companies, which includes public relations, branding, corporate communications, and strategic planning.