Amanda K. Asay ’10

Amanda K. Asay ’10, of Nelson, British Columbia; Jan. 7, from injuries sustained in a skiing accident. A member of Brown’s hockey and softball teams from 2006 to 2009, she spent several years as part of the Canadian Women’s Baseball national program and helped Canada win silver at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto. She also helped the national team win World Cup medals in 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2018. She was the longest serving member of Canada’s Women’s National Team. She earned a master’s and PhD in forestry at the University of British Columbia and worked on such projects as the Mother Tree and Intelligent Trees under Dr. Suzanne Simard. She began working for the Ministry of Forests as a silvicultural systems researcher in May of 2019. She enjoyed all sports, coaching, the outdoors, hiking, camping, and planting. She is survived by her parents, a brother and sister-in-law, and countless friends and teammates.