Amber Rollins

Background

About Amber Rollins

Amber Rollins is the Director of KidsAndCars.org. Ms. Rollins graduated from the University of Kansas (Go Jayhawks!) with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare. While working towards her degree, Ms. Rollins worked at Community LINC in Kansas City, MO a transitional housing program to end homelessness, impact poverty and remove barriers to self-sufficiency for the families she served. Ms. Rollins has always had a passion for helping others. She has been a provider and steadfast advocate for the developmentally disabled in many different arenas inspired by her sister and best friend. Ms. Rollins is also very passionate about animal protection and welfare. Ms. Rollins began her career in injury prevention with KidsAndCars.org in 2005. She manages national public safety campaigns and major projects, develops strategic partnerships, coordinates the national survivor advocate program and volunteer network as well as media relations, grant writing and day-to-day operations. She also diligently maintains the organization's unique national data collection system and analysis on nontraffic incidents. Ms. Rollins has been featured in hundreds of local and national television, radio and newspaper interviews and regularly conducts safety presentations in the Kansas and Missouri markets. She has testified before the Kansas House and Senate Judiciary Committees and has helped pass legislation on the national and state level. Ms. Rollins is a co-author of a first of its kind study (Unintentional non-traffic injury and fatal events: Threats to children in and around vehicles) published in Traffic Injury Prevention in 2017. Ms. Rollins currently resides in Olathe, KS with her son, boyfriend and beloved cats (Jackson and Charlie).