Amy Evette joined Servants for Sight in 2018, and has taken a strong leadership role at the Upstate’s leading eye care ministry. She is passionate about preventative care, specifically eye care, because she realizes its direct correlation to avoiding further trauma in the lives of their patients.
Under her direction, Servants for Sight has become more effective in fulfilling its mission, “to provide Hope and Healing to our communities through preventative and restorative eye care.” Her transformational initiatives better prepare Servants for Sight to face current and future challenges, have led to improved financial stability, and have expanded the reach of eye care services. During her tenure, Evette has overseen the growth of Servants for Sight, helping to add 42 more volunteer physicians, 3 geographical regions, and a ministry-focus.
Prior to joining Servants for Sight, Evette was an Area Manager for Mattress Firm, running a 6 million dollar market. She also served as a fundraising manager for The Living Vine, a christian maternity home in Savannah, Georgia. Before that, she was a part of the pilot team for long-term missionaries through R.O.C.K. Bridge Ministries in Nakuru, Kenya, where she served as the team accountant. Her history in ministry and nonprofit stretches further back on a voluntary basis and has been a major focus of her life since she was a child.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia and a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration from Louisiana State University. She continues to take educational initiatives in leadership, Spanish, and free educational courses on optometry, ophthalmology, and poverty rehabilitation.
When she is not working to help the visually impaired living in underserved communities, Amy enjoys hiking and paddleboarding with her husband Michael and two kids River and Riley.
