Amy Goode is an established community relations professional with a multi-disciplinary background that includes experience in communications and organizational development. Connecting public relations and community relations, Amy utilizes her skills in message development, strategic positioning, and coalition building to achieve client goals.
Most recently, Goode served as Development and Operations Manager at the Sycamore Institute, a nonpartisan public policy research center, where she built strategic relationships and crafted key messaging to expand the organization’s recognition. Her background includes more than a decade of experience across various industries, with an emphasis on coalition building, messaging strategy, and community engagement throughout Tennessee. She developed a broad network of relationships across the state while serving as the Director of Community Engagement for Leadership Tennessee.
- With a career crossing several industries, Amy’s past work includes experience in nonprofits, education, workforce development, and state government.
- Amy’s community engagement experience comes from over five years of work in communities across Tennessee, developing programming and experiential learning for the state’s top leaders.
- A double graduate of Lipscomb University, Amy holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational communications and public relations and a master’s in leadership and public service.
Get to know Amy...
A Kingsport, Tennessee native with a husband from Northwest Tennessee, Amy has roots in each of Tennessee's Grand Divisions.
A lifelong snow skier, Amy dreams of heading to the mountains each winter.
Amy and her husband, Crockett, host their friend group for monthly dinners at their home in Nashville’s Glencliff neighborhood.
An ideal day of relaxation for Amy includes time spent in an acupuncture studio.
