Amanda Wander

Big Bend Continuum of Care
Executive Director

Amanda Wander has worked with non-profits for the past 15+ years advocating for housing and comprehensive services addressing homelessness. She currently leads the Big Bend Continuum of Care, in ending homelessness in Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Liberty, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison and Taylor Counties and works to ensure that the local homelessness system of care is efficient and responsive to the needs of our neighbors who are not yet stably housed. Amanda has a passion for meeting the needs of our most vulnerable residents with complex needs and barriers to housing through effective policy and system design. Amanda was born in the Big Bend area of North Florida and has committed to serving her community by helping to equalize socioeconomic status that impact residents of the Big Bend’s overall health, well being, and long-term stability.