Amy Williamson

About Amy Williamson

Strategic program and operations leader with over a decade of experience designing, implementing, and improving systems to manage complex, matrixed teams across nonprofit, government, and private sectors. Recognized as a “fixer” who creates scalable processes for planning, reporting, knowledge management, and cross-team collaboration that expand efficiency, transparency, and impact. Known for the ability to see both the big picture and the details simultaneously—anticipating impacts, predicting outcomes, and building contingencies that keep complex initiatives on track.Experienced in leading multiple projects and distributed teams, delivering thousands of hours of professional development programming annually. Skilled in grant development and management, including co-authoring and directing multi-million-dollar, multi-year federal initiatives that advanced equity and access at a national scale.Career foundation as a highly skilled ASL/English interpreter and interpreter educator with 30+ years of experience in high-stakes legal, medical, and platform settings. This background provides a distinctive lens on how policy, systems, and access intersect in practice, and continues to inform my leadership and systems-building work.I bring an entrepreneurial mindset, international perspective, and a career-long commitment to equity, access, and human rights. I thrive in roles that require aligning teams, building sustainable systems, and delivering programs that make a measurable difference.

Experience

1. Director of Learning and Development

   Sorenson Communications

   Jul 2023 — Present

Education

• Gallaudet University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

  2015 — 2020

• Western Oregon University

  Master of Arts (MA) Interpreting Studies, Interpreting Studies

  2013 — 2015

• University of Arizona

  Sociology, Linguistics

  1997 — 1998