Amabile earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado Boulder.
[1] Prior to entering politics, Amabile worked as a consultant for Coopers and Lybrand.
She also co-founded Product Architects, Inc. and Good Business Colorado.
Amabile was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2020, succeeding former Speaker KC Becker.
[2] Amabile and her husband, Robert Heiberger, had three sons before divorcing.