Amanda Wills was the Deputy Executive Editor at Mashable. Amanda joined Mashable in June 2012 and was based in the company's New York headquarters.Amanda received her Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and electronic media and Spanish from the University of Tennessee.She grew up at the foot of the Smoky Mountains and has hiked all over the world - from the Appalachian Trail, to Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia. She has also competed in a Bikram yoga competition, lived in Argentina and cheers for the UT Vols every Saturday in the fall.
Latest From Amanda Wills
New York just passed the nation's most radical paid family leave policy
It's the first -- and only -- policy in the United States that guarantees 12 weeks of paid leave for women and men.
By Amanda Wills
Famous Japan volcano erupts spectacularly with fiery lightning
Well-known volcano Sakurajima erupted Friday evening in southern Japan with a fiery blast that sent lava rolling down its slope.
By The Associated Press
A tiny island nation in the South Pacific declares Zika outbreak
The tiny South Pacific kingdom of Tonga said Friday it has a Zika epidemic after five people tested positive for the virus and another 265 are suspected of having it.
By The Associated Press
