Biography: Amanda Villers is the Operations & Inbound Marketing Manager at Northwest Nazarene University. She graduated from NNU in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. She’s spent the past few years building up her skills in the art of marketing and social media management. Throughout her career, she’s had the privilege of working with various companies, from startups to established businesses, helping them grow and succeed. Collaboration is key in her approach and she uses it to foster open communication within teams to ensure everyone is aligned on the project’s objectives and milestones. As the Operations Manager, she excels at conceptualizing, executing, and optimizing marketing campaigns. She’s not just a marketer, but a visionary. She sees the bigger picture and strategies to ensure that marketing efforts align with long-term company goals. She is skilled in coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring projects are completed on time. Her leadership and communication skills help in seamlessly aligning the marketing strategy with the overall university goals. Along with doing project management, she is our Social Media Guru. She is well-versed in leveraging the power of platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and more. With a passion for creativity and a knack for strategic thinking, she is an enthusiastic and results-driven person who thrives on bringing innovative marketing solutions to life.

“I love NNU and am thrilled to get the opportunity to work for my Alma Mater,” Amanda said. “The community here at NNU is life changing and life giving. Being able to work alongside such amazing, supportive people has allowed me to flourish in my position.”

One thing Amanda is passionate about is ASL. She has studied it for over four years and has had the opportunity to travel to Deaf villages in Jamaica. She has a big heart for the deaf community and hopes to one day start a nonprofit that provides the teaching of basic signs to communities to help provide more communication between the deaf and hearing world. Amanda also has two dogs and is married to her high school sweetheart, Levi. She is originally from Oregon, but grew up traveling to Idaho where some of her family grew up and fell in love with Idaho, which she now calls home.

Fun Fact: I am fluent in Sign Language.

Favorite Thing About Working at NNU: The community and my amazing coworkers.