Amy Stenseng attended North Dakota State University and graduated in 1993. Shortly after graduation, Amy began working as an engineering technician for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources where she designed and inspected the construction of several projects in the Northwest District including: public water access sites, bike trails, and renovations at many state parks. In 2002, Amy began working for Clearwater County Highway Department. Her duties included surveying, highway design, drafting plans sets, writing proposals, estimating project quantities and costs, right of way acquisition, project permitting, construction staking, contractor consultation, construction inspection, material testing, and final quantity verification. Amy left the county in 2014 to join NWSE. In 2016, she became a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa.