Alumni Spotlight: Amanda L. Sargent, Class of 2020

Amanda is an empowerment coach, community administrative practitioner, and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. A Dallas native, DeSoto High School alum, and licensed master social worker, she has dedicated herself to supporting students and communities to realize their potential through education and advocacy.

In May 2018, Amanda was elected to the DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees Place 7 seat and served as school board president until May 2021. Currently, she serves as Director of Community Relations and Solutions for Dallas College. Additionally, Amanda is the founder and CEO of Get Your Life, a consulting firm empowering people to take their dreams, and themselves, to unprecedented levels, and works as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Through her many roles, Amanda aims to extend her passion for people and community development as an advocate for high-quality education and accountability by empowering people to be their best. 

Amanda assists students, parents, and communities through the college-going process, career exploration, and financial literacy as well as physical and mental fitness. Throughout her career as a future readiness professional, she has helped students earn over $50 million dollars in scholarships in addition to their admission into highly competitive undergraduate and graduate programs. 

In her spare time, Amanda can be found singing, dancing, acting, teaching Zumba, traveling, spending time with family and friends, or bribing her furbaby, Ghost St. Patrick, with treats in exchange for snuggles.