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Powerful Womxn Who Are Changing The World: Amanda Pohl
An Interview with Natalie Ruiz
As part of my series about “Powerful Womxn Who Are Changing The World”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Amanda Pohl, who is currently the Programs Director with ReflectUS and is passionate about empowering and elevating all women. She is wickedly smart, made a run for Virginia State Senate, has worked as an advocate for women and marginalized groups throughout her career, and is a mother to two daughters.
I am thrilled to highlight Amanda and the work she and ReflectUS are doing to change the world.
Amanda Pohl is the Programs Director with ReflectUS, a national coalition of nine of the leading women’s representation organizations. She has more than a decade of experience in program development, project management, and nonprofit leadership.
Amanda has worked within the fields of women’s rights, communications for grassroots organizing, fair housing, and electoral politics. She was appointed to the Virginia Fair Housing Board in 2020 by Governor Ralph Northam because of her commitment to the work. She previously worked for the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance, has served as an adjunct instructor in the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University, and worked for Virginia Organizing, among…
