Amanda Shepherd

Amanda is currently serving as the Secondary Principal at the American School Hong Kong, where she has been leading our community for the past four years. The school offers the IB Diploma with American curriculum learning targets from Kindergarten through Grade 10. With a foundation as a mathematics teacher, her journey with the IB began in 1996. Over the years, she has embraced various roles within the IB Educator Network (IBEN), including serving as a mathematics examiner for Analysis and Approaches, a DP program leader, and a workshop leader for both mathematics and leadership. Her leadership experience spans multiple schools, where she has successfully guided two institutions through the IB authorization process and one through the 5-year evaluation. In addition to her 25 years of teaching, Amanda has held positions as Head of Department, and both MYP and DP Coordinator.