Amanda Lipp

Amanda Lipp is a filmmaker, consultant, public speaker, and social entrepreneur working at the intersection of mental health care, storytelling, and technology. She is the Owner of Lipp & Associates, Founder at The Giving Gallery, Co-Founder at neuroTree, and Technical Assistance Specialist at the Center for Applied Research Solutions. She previously worked at the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA).

Amanda has produced over 100 short documentary films with clients around the U.S. - ranging from local treatment centers, national mental health organizations, to social entrepreneurs. She is focused on elevating complex topics like youth psychosis, mass trauma, recreation therapy, and chronic pain. Since age 18, she has given over 150 keynotes and workshops sharing mental health resources, films, and her own personal story. Amanda connects the art and science of filmmaking - leveraging the power of stories for broader education and systems change. Her films have been used in research studies about stigma reduction, and advertising campaigns in New York City. She is passionate about mental health and civic leadership. She currently serves on the Mental Health Advisory Panel at Google, and the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Committee (ISMICC) created by Congress to advise on federal mental health policy. Amanda formerly served as the youngest board member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the largest grassroots mental health nonprofit in the U.S. She also advises the Technology & Adolescent Mental Wellness Program at the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics. Amanda graduated from UC Davis with a B.S. in Human Development. Her hobbies include mountain biking, rock climbing, and snowboarding.