Welcome to First Point Strategies
We are a boutique consulting firm dedicated to fostering healthy organizational culture and addressing critical issues, such as sexual assault and harassment prevention and response and suicide prevention and response. If it impacts communities or workplaces, we've got it covered.
What sets us apart is our commitment to providing personalized solutions. We understand that each individual and organization is unique, and we tailor our consulting and coaching services to your specific needs. Whether it's developing custom training programs, designing culture studies, or offering one-on-one coaching, we work closely with our clients to ensure the solutions we provide are not only effective but also aligned with their goals and values.
Meet Amanda Briggs, MPA, BCC
Amanda Briggs is a public health educator, trauma recovery researcher, and former military officer with over 18 years of experience in sexual violence prevention, crisis response, mental health strategy, and systems transformation. As founder and principal consultant of First Point Strategies, she helps families, communities, and institutions navigate trauma and build safer, more inclusive environments.
Amanda’s approach blends professional expertise with personal insight. As a survivor of childhood sexual assault, she brings lived experience, academic rigor, and deep empathy to her work. She specializes in creating calm, coherent dialogue around complex and often stigmatized topics—including sexual assault, trauma, suicide, interpersonal violence, and organizational dysfunction. Amanda believes that the solutions to an organization’s most pressing issues can be found in the hearts and minds of its people—when they’re given a safe, inclusive space to speak up and collaborate.
She served as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force and Space Force, leading high-impact missions as a Flight Director and Test Director for experimental satellite systems. Amanda helped launch the nation’s first orbital warfare unit and directed multidisciplinary teams across the whole of government in the development of national defense strategy. During her time on active duty, she also advised military leaders on organizational culture, sexual assault prevention and response, and mental health.
Her consulting and speaking clients include all branches of the Armed Forces, universities, juvenile recovery programs, and nonprofit organizations. In 2025, Amanda was appointed to the Board of Directors for PPE Kids, where she advises on policy and curriculum related to child sexual assault prevention.
Amanda is currently pursuing a PhD in Community Health Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She holds a Master of Public Administration and is a Board-Certified Coach through the Center for Credentialing & Education.