Amelia graduated from the University of the South Pacific in Fiji with majors in economics and politics and post-graduate studies in business administration. Amelia is a Kennedy School of Government graduate of Harvard's Executive Leadership certificate and the East-West Center's Gender-Inclusive Leadership certificate. Amelia and her late husband Miti have 5 children. She is a member of the DeKalb Republican Party, the National and Georgia Federation of Republican Women, and the North DeKalb Republican Women.

Amelia is an international consultant based in Atlanta. Previously, she worked for Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UNDESA in New York, UNDP in Fiji, Care International in Atlanta, and at the United Nations Fund For Women in Fiji.

Amelia's bid for State Senator is her first entry into politics.