Amanda Podmore works in southeast Utah as a contractor for the National Parks Conservation Association. She advocates for the protection of national park units, gateway communities, and cultural landscapes in southeast Utah from the negative impacts of adjacent oil and gas development, like light pollution. She engages closely with Tribes from the Four Corners. She is also the Vice-Chair of the Town of Bluff Planning & Zoning Commission and an organizer for the Bluff Area Mutual Aid Covid-19 response.