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'''Amanda Fessenden''' has been the Director of Industry Relations at [[Uniregistry]] since October 2011, where she is the liaison to registrars, works in business development and marketing, and tracks policy.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/in/amandafessenden Amanda Fessenden, LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 04 Dec 2013. Updated 2015 June 8.]</ref>

'''Amanda Fessenden''' is currently Director, GDD Services<ref>https://www.icann.org/profiles/66099</ref> at [https://www.icann.org ICANN org] within the Global Domains Division (GDD) Accounts and Services team. She's been with ICANN since 2016 and previously worked on the Registry Services and Engagement team.<ref name=":0">https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandafessenden/</ref> Before joining ICANN, Amanda was the Director of Industry Relations at [[Uniregistry]] from 2011-2016 where she helped launch over 20 new gTLDs, was the primary liaison to registrars, and worked in business development and marketing.<ref name=":0" />

The first [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN Meeting]] she attended was [[ICANN 43]] in San Jose, Costa Rica.

 

The first [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN Meeting]] she attended was [[ICANN 43]] in San Jose, Costa Rica.<ref>[[ICANN 43]] Interview</ref>

== Career History ==

== Career History ==

Before joining Internet Pro in 2011, Ms. Fessenden was a Research Associate at a consulting firm called ClearView Energy Partners in Washington, D.C. She has also spent time teaching and studying in France.<ref>[http://internet.pro/about/ About Internet Pro]</ref>. From 2009-2010, she was a Staff Assistant in the Chairman's Office at the National Endowment for the Arts. She has also done an internship at the United States Senate.<ref name="linkedin"></ref>

Before joining the domain name industry, Amanda was a Research Associate at a consulting firm called ClearView Energy Partners in Washington, D.C. She has also spent time teaching and studying in France.<ref name=":0" /> From 2009-2010, she was a Staff Assistant in the Chairman's Office at the National Endowment for the Arts. She has also done an internship at the United States Senate.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/in/amandafessenden Amanda Fessenden, LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 04 Dec 2013. Updated 2015 June 8.]</ref>

== Education ==

== Education ==

Ms. Fessenden graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in International Relations and French Language and Literature. She is fluent in French and plays cello in the band Sweet Weasel.

Amanda graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in International Relations and French Language and Literature. She is fluent in French, plays cello, and loves to run.

== References ==

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