Since joining Shorefast in 2014, Amy has worked on a variety of communications, marketing, community engagement, and creative projects while taking on progressively senior roles. Her mandate now includes oversight of the charity’s internal and external communications, with a specific focus on Shorefast’s Fogo Island-based programming and community and employee initiatives. She holds an honours BA (double major in history and gender studies) from the University of Ottawa, and an MA in the history of medicine from McGill University. Though born and raised in Ottawa, Amy has paternal ancestry from Newfoundland and permanently relocated to Fogo Island in 2017.