Previously, she was the Community Nutrition and Health Educator with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Leslie was the first older youth nutrition educator in Alameda County. She built new relationships with middle schools and high schools to provide our no-cost nutrition education program to their students.

Leslie earned a BS in US Environmental Policy and Management at UC Berkeley, with a minor in Food Systems. She believes that in order for all communities to have access to sustainable, nutritious, and culturally relevant foods, a bridge must be built between communities, policy-makers, and the agricultural industry. Studying food systems at UC Berkeley and working in various capacities have further reinforced this belief in her, having grown up in the Central Valley.

Outside of work, she enjoys antiquing/thrifting and trying out new coffee shops!