Amanda Conn Starner serves as a Chief Program Officer at PreventionFIRST!.

She is responsible for building, growing and sustaining behavioral health prevention coalitions across the Greater Cincinnati region, working to improve prevention development with faith-based entities, and developing prevention training and events for Hispanic/Latino and Black communities. Amanda served as an advisory council member for several years for the Statewide Prevention Coalition Association (SPCA) through Prevention Action Alliance (PAA) which serves the state of Ohio. Amanda is a member of the Ohio Society of Public Health Education (Ohio SOPHE).

Amanda worked for the public sector as a communications director for several years including as a member of senior staff at the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services as well as the Ohio Senate. Prior to her government service, Amanda was a journalist working in both print and television, earning at one point in her broadcasting career an Emmy award.

Amanda graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BA in English Literature, a Journalism Writing Certificate and a Master of Science in Health Promotion and Education with a concentration in community health. She holds additional credentials as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Ohio Certified Prevention Consultant (OCPC).