Community Engagement Manager, Staff Correspondent

Amani Hamed earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the San Jose State University School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
As a freelance journalist she covered crime, COVID-19 regulations, nursing strikes and the Bay Area arts and culture scene. She most recently wrote for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
As Community Engagement Manager, she oversees social media content, curates the Maynard Institute newsletter, and manages the Maynard Institute website, blog, and Medium page.