Leslie joined the Greater Washington Community Foundation in March 2025 as a Program Officer with the Community Investment team. Leslie works closely on general community engagement initiatives such as Opportunity Accounts and VoicesDMV. Leslie was formerly a Development Officer with The Brookings Institution, frontline fundraising for research initiatives such as the Latino Wealth Initiative. Leslie previously served as the Sponsored Research Grants Manager for the Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Environmental Justice departments at Georgetown University. Prior to that, she served just under 12 years at The SEED School of Maryland in several capacities including Senior Federal Grants and Community Engagement Manager and Family and Community Engagement Coordinator.

Leslie currently serves as an adjunct professor in the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy and leads grassroots consulting with The Black Mill. She is a doctoral student in Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, focusing her research on better representation in U.S. philanthropy. She also proudly serves as Co-Chair on the Board of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network.

Leslie resides in D.C. with her two children and believes wholeheartedly that, “To whom much is given, much is required”.