Originally from Princeton, NJ, Leslie was raised in an immigrant Spanish-speaking household where she is the youngest of five. Leslie identifies as a queer, first-generation Latinx-American who was also the first in her family to earn a bachelor's degree and later a post-graduate degree. Passionate in education, building community and helping others, Leslie has worked in the realm of AmeriCorps, college preparation and now higher education with a focus on advocacy, advising and programming catered to students who identify as BIPOC, first-generation, low-income, and/or undocumented. Prior to joining Haverford's John P. Chesick Scholars Program as the Associate Director for Chesick Launch, Leslie returned to her alma mater, Bryn Mawr College where she served as their first Assistant Dean for Student Support & Belonging overseeing Bryn Mawr's Breaking Barriers program for first-generation, low-income and undocumented students.
Ask Me About: Career and professional development programming and resources for First-Generation, Low-Income, and/or DACA and Undocumented students, the Chesick Summer Experience Fund program, the LIFTFAR Opportunity Fund program