Leslie has over twenty-five years of experience as a therapist, mediator, communications specialist and life and business coach. She spent many years working in the corporate world as an employment counselor and manager of a temporary employment agency as well as with the non-profit sector specializing in senior resources and intergenerational housing. Most recently she was the Director of Senior Information and Marin Independent Elders at Whistlestop Senior Center and currently is the Housing Advocate at Marin Housing. Leslie is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a BA in Psychology and has done Graduate work in both Counseling and Mediation. She earned her designation as a Certified Coach from the Coaches Training Institute. She recently completed service as President of the Board of Directors for Mercy Housing and the Northern California Mediation Center.