About StoryB, LLC

StoryB is an empowerment company. Through coaching, consulting, and training, we help people create change for themselves and their communities by optimizing the power of their stories. We help you and your team get well, stay well, and lead well.

About Amanda Aronson, M.Ed

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Amanda is the Founder and President of StoryB. She supports individuals as a high-impact executive leadership and performance coach and organizations as a strategic operational consultant. She works with the utmost discretion to improve performance and impact for motivated teams.

Amanda has worked in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to support societal health in the fields of education, social services, philanthropy/wealth management, and emergency management.

As a community leader, Amanda currently supports her local area as a Board Ambassador for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and serves as Chair of the Foundation’s Catalyst Endowment Fund. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Jewish Family Services and on the Executive Search Committee for the Montessori School of Greater Hartford.

Previous community work involves local service as an elected official in the role of Secretary of the West Hartford Board of Education and membership on the Economic Development Committee of the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce. Amanda has also held subcommittee memberships on the CT Governor’s Council for Women & Girls, served as a docent at the New Britain Museum of American Art, and supported many nonprofits through board and committee work.

Amanda earned her M.Ed and professional-level teaching certification from Lesley University and her BA in International Studies from Elon University. She is a graduate of EMERGE Connecticut, which inspires Democratic women to seek elected office and manage campaigns, then trains them to run and WIN.

In her personal time, Amanda can often be found writing, and she spends a great deal of time with her family and outdoors. She has sports to enjoy every season and is a lover of the arts.

Experience Overview:

For organizational clients, here are some broad highlights of sectors I have supported and at what scale. Nearly all work has included a strategic and intentional focus on elements of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)

  • Public and private pre-K -12 education

  • Montessori education

  • Higher education

  • Health and human services

  • Residential and Commercial real estate

  • Healthcare fire & emergency management

  • Power & Energy Management

  • Land preservation

  • Refugee resettlement

  • Equestrian program development

  • Policy development

  • Utility and energy assistance

  • Government affairs and elected leadership

  • Manufacturing and international imports

  • Finance

  • Supported organizations and schools with 1-1500 employees

  • Supported public and private school systems serving 100-17,000 students

  • Oversaw the governance of budgets ranging from $8-$175 million

  • Planned and managed local/national fundraising events

  • Planned and managed corporate events

  • Offered freelance writing, ghost writing, copy writing and photography support to magazines/newspapers/online news sources

  • Trained executive leaders from non-profit, public, and private sectors in bold leadership development and systemic change

  • Optimized professional performance for small business owners and elected government officials

  • Facilitated Leadership Development programs designed to create dynamic leaders for equity and systemic change