Amy Shepard serves as Special Advisor to Arizona State University’s School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. Previously, Amy served in various executive development and marketing positions for religious non-profits. She was vice president of healthcare content solutions for McMurry/TMG where she created strategic partnerships with hospitals and healthcare foundations across the United States and Canada, generating millions of dollars in new business. She was also founder of Optimum Marketing, where she developed integrated television broadcast strategies for television stations across the nation. Shepard served on the board of directors for Bosco Classical School Rochester, Minnesota and currently serves on the board for Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund (KCCF). She is an allied member of Catholic Medical Association. Shepard earned her B.A. in Communications from Canisius College in New York.