Meet Amber Joiner-Hill!
Amber Joiner-Hill, MSSW is an Associate Policy Analyst working with Chapin Hall’s TCOM team. Her responsibilities include managing the portfolio of data analytic activities, co-developing online training curriculum focused on culture, and analyzing policies relevant to the TCOM philosophy. She is also tasked with developing and maintaining productive relationships with administrators and frontline staff in human services provision.
Previously, Joiner-Hill was a Continuum of Care Coordinator in rural Virginia. She wrote grants, managed application processes for more than $750,000 in federal grants, facilitated a regional strategic planning process, and built capacity within a six-county collaboration focused on preventing and ending homelessness. Joiner-Hill also evaluated grant applications for federal and foundation funds. Prior to that, she worked as a planner in Austin, Texas. In this position, she conducted program evaluations, designed cultural competency curriculum for staff, and published reports on older adults and community planning.
She holds a Master of Science in Social Work, with a concentration in Community and Administrative Leadership, from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Michigan.
You can reach Amber by contacting her at ajoinerhill@chapinhall.org!

Posts Written by Amber
- Changing Student Outcomes with Restorative Practices, Part 1
- Changing Student Outcomes with Restorative Practices, Part 2