Amanda Carroll Promoted to Cultural Resources Director - Pacific Northwest Subregion

Amanda Carroll has been promoted to Cultural Resources Director for the Pacific Northwest Subregion. In this role, Amanda will drive hiring, retention, and succession planning strategies while championing ongoing career development across the team. She will continue to help staff grow their technical skills and leadership capacity, ensuring that team members are supported at every stage of their careers.

Amanda will also continue her work to strategically expand cultural resources staffing in Whitefish and Boise, positioning the program for sustained subregional growth. She will coordinate closely with other service lines to pursue and win larger, more complex multidisciplinary projects. In addition, Amanda will lead and refine program processes that reinforce accountability, uphold SWCA’s rigorous quality standards, and support consistent, reliable project delivery across the Pacific Northwest cultural resources team. She will collaborate with fellow directors to strengthen client relationships and identify emerging opportunities across the region.

Amanda’s SWCA journey has encompassed nearly every role within a cultural resources team, Field Crew, Field Director, Principal Investigator, Assistant Project Manager, Project Manager, and Team Lead, giving her a rare, comprehensive perspective on project delivery. This hands-on experience shapes a leadership approach grounded in credibility, empathy, and deep technical understanding. Her ability to build effective systems and structures has positioned the program for sustainable growth.

Under her leadership, and by thoughtfully leveraging the resources and other SWCA team members available to her, the Pacific Northwest cultural resources team has grown from a small Portland-based group into a multi-office program with cultural resources professionals now supporting projects throughout the subregion.