Under Amber’s leadership, CJAF is filling a critical role in advocating for solutions and leadership roles for marginalized communities of color. CJAF believes that data and evidence-based solutions led by those most impacted by gun violence and the criminal justice system will result in transformational change. CJAF focuses on alleviating gun violence in communities of color by educating stakeholders on ways to advocate for solutions that will reduce gun violence, without targeting or further harming communities of color. CJAF also amplifies the voices of people in disproportionately impacted communities and works to support new and existing leaders of the gun violence prevention movement through their intergenerational Speakers Bureau Program. 

Prior to founding CJAF, Amber served as the first National Advocacy Director for Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS, now Giffords), the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly. During her time at Giffords Amber worked with state legislative chambers across the country to successfully pass broad based legislation to close the gun show loophole, and strengthen our country's domestic violence laws. She also helped found the Women's Coalition for Common Sense, a multi-sector group of national women leaders who joined forces to reduce gun violence, and leads the National Gun Violence Prevention Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force. 

Amber has spent the last 20 years working for advocacy, grassroots, and electoral campaigns. Previously, Amber was the National Deputy Director for Government Affairs at Enroll America, the nation’s leading health care organization that enrolled over 20 million consumers into the Affordable Care Act. Amber has held political positions and appointments at the Wendy Davis for Governor Campaign, SEIU Justice for Janitors Campaign, Obama for America, the Texas State Legislature, Grassroots Solutions consulting firm, and Mobilize.org. During her time at Mobilize.org, Amber founded and built a groundbreaking youth-led civic engagement public speaking training program, and was the lead author for Mobilize.org for the release of the 2013 report “Millennials Civic Health Index” in partnership with the Harvard Institute on Politics, National Council on Citizenship, and CIRCLE. She started her career working on legislative affairs for Congressman Robert Menendez and Congressman Donald Payne. 

Amber was named to the 2018 Essence Magazine “Woke 100”, the 2017 Root 100 List of the most influential African Americans, the 2016 Women's "Power50" list for Walkers Legacy, and is a Next Gen Fellow with the University of Texas Strauss School for International Security and Law. She has been profiled in Forbes, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The Grio, Newsweek, and various other news outlets. She serves on the board of Annie’s List and Our Future Texas. She was awarded the 2012 Google PDF Fellowship award, and has traveled as a delegate to both Taiwan and Vietnam on behalf of the United States for bi-cultural exchanges. Amber is a 2021 graduate of Mitchell Hamline School of law, and holds a Masters Degree in Social Policy from St. Edwards University.