About Amber:

Amber has always excelled athletically. She earned an athletic scholarship in volleyball at Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, and helped lead the team to their first national appearance. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications/English in 1990.

Amber also served in the United States Air Force. She led the Armed Forces volleyball team to the World Military Championships in 1991. She received the prestigious “Air Combat Command Athlete of the Year” award in 1992. She is also a Desert Storm veteran.

Amber states: “I have always felt the need to express myself physically. I believe there is a warrior spirit within me that has guided me throughout my life. Therefore, I enjoy creating strong, bold, traditional and contemporary plains style articles that represent warrior societies”.

Amber is also an active member of the Native American Sports Council, an official member of the United States Olympic Committee. Amber comments: “As members of the NASC, we (Native Americans) can interface with Olympic coaches, assuming the role of a coach or athlete, through training and development camps. With this knowledge, we can train, recruit and recognize elite potential not only within our youths, but ourselves. Games are a tradition, a way of life for native peoples. Our elders envisioned our strength as unified people through these traditions. It feels good to pave the way for our youth while preserving our cultural identities.”

-Source- Gladiatorgirl.com