People in Action - Amanda Buchanan
The University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation has selected Amanda Buchanan as their new program manager, where she will primarily be working on government contracts and programming to support startups in the clean energy space.
According to UACI, Buchanan comes to the university with an extensive background in program coordination, marketing and communications. She previously led the rollout of an association rebranding, managed large-scale projects with private, municipal and nonprofit organizations, and helped to manage a large federal grant.
She has earned a reputation as a “hands-on, analytical problem-solver with excellent communication, planning, and decision-making skills,” and has more than a decade of nonprofit experience.
Most recently she provided project coordination for a developing nonprofit working with state departments, hospitals, city officials and local nonprofits and was responsible for managing project details using management software to maintain communications with teams, track milestones, and manage deadlines.
UACI is the university’s startup incubator with offices throughout Southern Arizona, including Tucson and Oro Valley. Their mission is to grow scalable science and technology startup ventures that fuel the Arizona economy. For nearly two decades, the program has directly served over 160 companies. The UACI is part of Tech Parks Arizona.
