Amber graduated from Otago University Teachers College and worked at Te Wharekura o Arowhenua before moving to Auckland from Invercargill.
Amber started her role in 2003 at Tamaki College as the Head of Department for Maori. In 2005 she became a Year Level Dean and moved into a teaching position in the English Department. In 2019 Amber was appointed as Executive Dean before being appointed an Assistant Principal in 2022.