Leah has been a driving force in the First Coast not-for-profit community for over 29 years. Her first leadership role emerged in 1995 when she founded The Let Us Play Sports Camp and Scholarship program in partnership with Nike and the NFL. This organization helped low-income teen girls identify pathways to college through engagement in sports. With the support of NIKE. Leah worked with 6 NFL franchises across the world to replicate the program, 

In 2014, Leah took on the pivotal role of Chief Mission Officer at Goodwill Industries of North Florida Inc., leading the Mission Services Department for eight years. Her focus on developing programs that remove barriers to employment for vulnerable populations through training, education, and employment opportunities created the foundation for departmental growth. The team transformed mission services from a cost center to a sustainable revenue center, achieving over 5.5 million in diverse funding through private funding, grants, and several social enterprises. 

Currently, Leah is the President of the Hope Division for the Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless. She oversees all educational and workforce development programs, two commercial kitchens, and social enterprises for the center and has also taken on the responsibilities of the Resource Development Department.

Once again, Leah focuses on building client-facing teams and creating funding streams for more significant division impact, growth, and longevity. 

Leah holds a bachelor's degree in education, specializing in education, from Washington State University and a master's degree in nonprofit management from the University of Central Florida.   

 Leah loves living at the beach near her three grown children, but her most significant role to date is that of grandmother to baby Liam.