Amanda (Matte) Beecher was born and raised in Hudson Falls. In school, she lettered in Cross-Country and Track and Field, served as President of the National Honor Society, President of the Leo Service Club, Advertisement Editor of the Yearbook, and was actively involved in St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church. She graduated Valedictorian of the Class of 1997.
After graduation, Amanda attended the University of Pittsburgh for two years. She graduated summa cum laude in 2001with a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics from University at Albany, SUNY. Encouraged by her professors, Amanda continued into graduate school in spring 2002 at the University at Albany, SUNY. She married her husband Daniel Beecher that summer. She was awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree for her mathematics thesis “Combinatorial Description of a Free Resolution of a Multigraded Module” in spring 2007. She also earned an Excellence in Teaching award and a Special Service to the Graduate Program Award for coordinating the graduate students’ seminar and the Noetherian Ring Women’s seminar.
Upon graduation, she accepted a post-doctoral teaching position in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where she expanded her teaching, research, and service interests. She earned a Master Teacher Certificate and Outstanding Civilian Service Award from West Point.
Currently, Amanda is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Ramapo College of New Jersey. She enjoys working closely with students in and out of the classroom. She teaches a variety of courses throughout the mathematics curriculum and is the advisor of the Math Club. She is a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, the Association for Women in Mathematics, and Pi Mu Epilson National Mathematics Honor Society. In her spare time, she and her husband enjoy traveling, cycling, and running.