Amanda Greene enjoys connecting and sharing her passions with others.  Amanda is an advocate for Lupus, an autoimmune disease which afflicts more than 1.5 million people in the United States.  As "LA Lupus Lady", she raises awareness and support for Lupus and the Lupus community.  She creates YouTube videos, moderates the Facebook group "Lupus Awareness is Fun.", she openly shares her Lupus story and can often be found using her iPad to "tweet to much" as @LAlupusLady.  

She was diagnosed with Lupus in 1983, at the age of 15.  Today, Amanda not only "lives with Lupus" but is active, healthy and thrives.  She took part in WebMD's Lupus Video Project and moderated the "Lupus Ladies of Twitter" panel and spoke about how she is sharing that "Lupus Awareness is Fun because is it important." at the 140 Conference in New York City in 2011 and she will again be leading the "Lupus Ladies of Twitter" on the 92nd Street Y stage this June.

Amanda also has a flair for style as an accomplished brand ambassador, wth particular experience in the fashion, entertainment and cosmetics industries.  She organized publicity events, both real-time and online, for nationally distributed brands and campaigns.  Amanda has developed successful campaigns and events for diverse clients including: CNN, Warner Brothers Television, the Mill Valley Film Festival, Bill Graham Productions and Grateful Dead Productions.

Amanda lives in Los Angeles, with her husband Steve and their cat, “Rex Ryan”.