Amanda Butler is a retired executive administrator with extensive leadership experience in the nonwovens textile industry, specializing in organizational management, administration, and business operations.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Amanda attended Bromley College of Technology in Kent, where she participated in a specialized program focused on administrative leadership and foreign languages. Her career began in Germany with Lurgi, an international engineering and technology company, where she worked as a tri-lingual administrative assistant supporting innovative administrative and technology initiatives during the early adoption of personal computers and Windows-based systems.

After relocating to the United States in 1987, Amanda built a successful career in the nonwovens textile industry. Beginning as an executive assistant, she advanced through roles in customer service, sales, administration, facility management, and executive leadership. In 1998, she moved to Cecil County to join a startup nonwovens company as Partner and Director of Administration and was promoted to Vice President just two years later.

Throughout her career, Amanda oversaw accounting, budgeting, payroll, procurement, finance, facilities management, human resources, manufacturing safety, logistics, insurance, and operational planning. She also developed specialized expertise in filtration-focused nonwovens, including HEPA and NIOSH-rated filtration media.

Amanda has a long history of community involvement and nonprofit leadership. From 2012 to 2018, she served as both Vice Chair and Chair of the Friends Foundation of the Cecil County Public Library and played an instrumental role in the organization’s transition to its current foundation structure. During her tenure, she helped advocate for and raise funds for the North East Library, a new bookmobile, and the Summer Reading & Learning Program.

Working alongside an engaged volunteer board, Amanda also helped establish countywide literary dinners and launched the annual Crab Crawl in North East, a community tradition that continues today.