Amanda grew up in the Crestline and Mountain Brook areas of Birmingham, completed her B.A. in English with a minor in Creative Writing at The University of Alabama in 1997 and returned to Birmingham the next day—where she has resided ever since! She is married to a Birmingham native and they have enjoyed raising their 3 boys in the schools and community that they attended themselves in their youth. Amanda began her real estate career in 1998 under the management of Henry Ray & Wilmer Poynor. She has sold residential real estate in the Over the Mountain and Birmingham areas for over 20 years. She has been with Ray & Poynor Properties since its inception in 2010. In October 2021, Amanda accepted the position of Managing Broker for Ray & Poynor.