Leslie has 25-years of healthcare experience in direct patient care as a pediatric nurse and eventually as a hospital administrator. With a propensity for finding innovative healthcare delivery solutions with a primary focus on patient advocacy, Leslie has executed multiple, healthcare system initiatives.

Educated in Law, Nursing, Biology, and Global Health and Human Rights, Leslie’s professional experiences have shown her the reality of providing healthcare access to people who need it most. She has extensive professional experience in a global medical device company, direct patient care, and healthcare administration. Leslie has served on the Boards of Directors for national and regional non-profit organizations with leadership lobbying efforts at the Federal and State-levels for Parity legislation focusing on access to orthopedic care and devices.

Her professional experience includes healthcare system executive leadership, legal and regulatory compliance, clinical nursing, and clinical laboratory medicine. Her community involvement includes Board of Director appointments for national and regional non-profit organizations, as well as,membership on the University of Minnesota’s Research Subjects’ Protection Program. With a respected track-record of getting results, Leslie has lobbied in Washington, D.C. and Minnesota for Fair Insurance legislation and facilitated a change in the United States Transportation Safety Administration’s (TSA) screening procedures.

A sought-after public speaker and media correspondent, Leslie has been the voice for issues directly facing people living with differing orthopedic abilities. She has authored numerous articles and is soon to release her first children’s book in the Fall of 2018.

Her passion for developing and launching Project Lolo has been her greatest achievement, to date, and she believes that even impacting one child’s life will be a success.