Amanda J. Richer

Displacement Consultant · Human Rights & Community Health
Seattle, WA, USA · Available for remote work worldwide · Open to international relocation
[email protected] · (206) 376-7859
linkedin.com/in/amandaricher · amandaricher.com

Human rights and displacement specialist with roughly a decade of work at the intersection of homelessness, public health, and human rights. Executive Committee member of the UN NGO Working Group to End Homelessness (ECOSOC-accredited) and co-author of peer-reviewed research on integrated care for people experiencing homelessness. Her direct knowledge of homelessness runs through the work rather than beside it, from guiding university research and building resource tools to advising public agencies and carrying civil-society advocacy from King County to the United Nations. Seeking remote international roles advancing the right to housing and health equity for displaced people.

Areas of Expertise
Human Rights Advocacy Right to Housing Health Equity & One Health Displacement & Homelessness Policy UN / ECOSOC Civil-Society Engagement Harm Reduction Coalition Building Research & Peer-Reviewed Publishing Public Speaking & Training AI-Assisted Research & Tools App Development Social Media, Content & Graphic Design Grant Writing & Reporting Trauma-Informed Care CoC / PSH Systems
Selected Experience
Executive Committee Member
2022 – Present
UN NGO Working Group to End Homelessness · ECOSOC-accredited
  • Serve on the Executive, Advocacy, and Voluntary National Review (VNR) sub-committees of a coalition of ~30 civil-society organizations in ECOSOC consultative status with the UN.
  • Authored formal outreach to UN Permanent Missions (including South Africa, China, and Uganda) toward the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2026; former Chair of the Member State Outreach Committee.
  • Collaborate with international NGO partners across the Global South and Europe to advance the right to housing.
Displacement Consultant
2018 – Present
One Health Research, University of Washington · Seattle / Remote
  • Advise interdisciplinary research and clinical teams on engaging and centering displaced and unhoused populations.
  • Co-author peer-reviewed research evaluating integrated human–animal health care for people experiencing homelessness.
  • Translate frontline expertise into program design, communications, and policy recommendations across partner organizations.
Selected clients & engagements: U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness · National Alliance to End Homelessness · University of Washington · City of Seattle · Urban Institute.
Board Member
2025 – Present
National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC)
  • Member, National Consumer Advisory Board (NCAB) Steering Committee; serve on hiring and interview panels.
  • Provide national governance and policy guidance on health care for people experiencing homelessness.
Co-Founder
2018 – Present
ShelterApp, Inc.
  • Co-founded a resource-navigation platform connecting people experiencing homelessness to services.
  • Designed the platform's early empathetic chatbot (2019), building empathy into the backend response logic, not just the wording.
  • Lead resource-database development and regional gap analyses (Washington State, Florida) and digital communications.
Community Liaison for Unhoused Communities & NGOs
2018 – May 2024
City of Seattle, Department of Neighborhoods · Independent Contractor
  • Advised the City on reaching displaced communities and mitigating barriers to access.
  • Consulted for other public agencies and nonprofits on human-rights-centered engagement.
Advisory & Governance
2021 – Present
Housing Narrative Lab · Seattle Public Utilities · HCHN
  • Advisory Board, Housing Narrative Lab: reframing public narratives about housing and homelessness.
  • Advisory Board, One Health Clinic.
  • Chair (formerly Co-Chair), Seattle Public Utilities Consumer Review Panel.
  • Former Chair, Governance Council, Seattle/King County Health Care for the Homeless Network (2022–2023).
Earlier service: Seattle Human Rights Commission (co-authored a policy paper on budget allocation to end homelessness) · National Alliance to End Homelessness: Lived Experience Advisory Committee & Homelessness Research Network (2020–present) · National Coalition for the Homeless · Seattle Harm Reduction Coalition (volunteer, 2019).
Research & Publications

Rejto N, Ramirez V, Fenelon HT, Xie M, Kuehl K, Terry A, Tin AH, Tabor E, Schneier K, Nee A, Richer A, Rabinowitz P, Meisner J. The One Health Clinic: Care for Young Adults and Companion Animals Experiencing Homelessness. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2025;16. doi:10.1177/21501319251345973

Selected Speaking & Training

Topics presented include aging in place, harm reduction, traumatic brain injury, lived-experience leadership, One Health, environmental contaminants, climate change, disaster response, and advocacy.

Selected Projects
Technology & AI
Fellowship
Continuing Education & Languages
References

Available upon request.