Amber Barcel is the Director of Public Policy at Advocates for Youth. In this role, she leads the organization’s state, federal, and U.S. foreign policy efforts. She helps set the policy direction and serves as one of the organization’s advocacy voices promoting youth reproductive and sexual health rights on Capitol Hill, within the Administration and federal agencies, within state legislatures, at coalition meetings, and with colleague organizations.

Her policy portfolio includes LGBTQI+ health and rights, HIV/AIDS, sex education, and international sexual health and reproductive rights.

Amber’s 15 years of youth experience includes Omaha Girls Rock!, GLSEN Omaha, adoptee mentorship, teaching sex education, AmeriCorps, and teaching English in the U.S. and South Korea. Amber has a Master of Social Work with a policy concentration from the University of Washington, Seattle. She is a part-time instructor at the University of Washington Seattle School of Social Work.