Amanda is a native of Shelbyville with family roots going back generations in the central and Eastern Kentucky area. She is the proud daughter of the late H. Park Wills, Jr. and Bobbie Wills Hardin, and older sister to Laura Park Wills-Coppelman. She attended Southside Elementary, Northside Elementary, West Middle, and graduated from Shelby County High School in 1997.

Amanda lives in Simpsonville with her husband, Army Veteran and retired law enforcement officer Tom Cypert, and ten (10) year old daughter Lana. When she isn’t working, she enjoys reading, working in her garden, and spending time outdoors with family.