atucker1563@lakelandcollege.edu Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
Amanda Allen is the Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations at Lake Land College in the Foundation Office. She is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to support fundraising and alumni engagement goals. This involves planning and executing the Foundation’s events and advancing relationships with the College’s donors & alumni.
She also enjoys volunteering for groups such as FISH & Catholic Charities Christmas Store – Effingham County and the Shelby County Fair Queen Pageant Committee. When Amanda is not at work or volunteering, you can find her at the gym and/or yoga studio, at the lake, or spending time with friends and family.
In 2019, she was presented the Lake Land College Pace Setter Award and was recognized as a Top Community Leader Under 40 in Effingham County.
She received her Associate Degree at Lake Land College in 2015, her Bachelor of Science Degree with a concentration in Hospitality Management at Eastern Illinois University in 2017, and her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Illinois in 2022.