Amanda Cook

Amanda Parsons Cook is an American politician and former educator currently serving as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 60th district. Before her appointment to the state legislature in 2025, she served on the High Point City Council and worked as a dance teacher in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system. Cook holds a Bachelor of Arts in dance education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from Gardner-Webb University. She is also the founder of the nonprofit organization Teachers' Edge.