Amanda Stamps

Amanda Stamps retired from the Mesa Police Department after 26 years dedicated to helping others. Her diverse roles included patrol officer, field training officer, detective in the Special Victim's Unit, Community Engagement and Youth Development, peer support team member, and most recently, Crisis Intervention Team Program Coordinator.

As a recognized Subject Matter Expert, Ms. Stamps has trained officers at the academy and during ongoing training, focusing on mental illness awareness and crisis intervention. She also conducts community classes, including specialized training for the Autism Community.

In 2015, Ms. Stamps became the first full-time CIT Program Coordinator for the Mesa Police Department, contributing to the establishment of the Crisis Response Team, the co-responder model, and a call diversion program that has successfully redirected hundreds of calls to the crisis system. She has collaborated with various Arizona agencies to develop evidence-based CIT programs.

Ms. Stamps holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Alabama-Huntsville and an M.Ed. in Counseling and Human Relations from Northern Arizona University. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Behavioral Health at Arizona State University College of Health Solutions.

A member of NAMI and CIT International, as well as serving on the board of Mental Health America-Arizona and several community advisory boards, Ms. Stamps was named Detective of the Year in 2019 and has received multiple accolades, including a life-saving award from the Mesa Police Department.

Currently, Ms. Stamps serves as the Senior Director of Regional Operations for Community Bridges Inc., overseeing twenty-one 24/7 crisis mobile teams across ten Arizona counties, five teams in Oklahoma, two in Idaho, and one Tribal Nation. She provides training and supports program development nationwide, continuing her commitment to enhancing the lives of individuals in crisis and empowering first responders.