Amanda K Nardozzi

Board of Education Commissioner

Amanda K. Nardozzi was born in Waterbury and is a life- long Connecticut resident.  Her interests in the criminal justice system led her in 2001 to join the Naugatuck Police Department where she currently serves as a Detective Sergeant heading the Youth & Special Investigation Division.  Since 2004 she has been a member of the federal Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, specializing in child exploitation investigations.  In 2015 she was sworn in as a federal task force member with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security assigned to the Human Trafficking Task Force. 

Amanda is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Bridgeport and Post University.  Since 2004 she has been a State of Connecticut POSTC Certified Instructor in the areas of juvenile law, mental health, sexual assault investigations, rape crisis, and domestic violence.  She has been recognized by Safe Haven for her work with victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence.  

Amanda currently serves as a Commissioner for the City of Waterbury’s Board of Education, on the Board of Directors of the Boy & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury, the Board of Directors of Naugatuck Youth Services, and the Board of Directors of Jane Doe No More.   She previously served on the Community Advisory Board of Connecticut Public Television (2017-2021) and the city’s Environmental Control Commission. 

Amanda graduated from Post University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, from Nova Southeastern University with a Master of Science degree in Forensic Psychology, from Walden University with a Master of Philosophy degree in Psychology and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Psychology.  Her areas of academic and research interests are post-traumatic stress disorder and compassion fatigue. 

Her professional areas of interest are the reduction of children’s exposure to the criminal justice system through diversionary, educational, vocational, and mentoring programs.

She resides in the Country Club neighborhood and is an avid golfer.