Hello, I’m Leah
I’m an experienced global health leader. Whether building organizations, conducting research, or sitting with community members, what motivates me is a deep desire to understand, and to connect across seemingly intractable divides.
About
What excites me about global health is the opportunity to think on a systems level. I am motivated by a desire to look at root causes, and to identify how unique parts intersect. I am fascinated by human behavior, and seek to understand why we have created the systems and structures we have, and how we might choose to create different ones.
Education
University of Washington: MPH in Global Health
George Washington University: BA in International Affairs, Middle East Studies Concentration
American University in Cairo: Study Abroad
Primary Research
Fulbright Scholar, Jordan: International Development, Politics, and the Women in Between
Master’s Thesis, Seattle, WA: Insights from Native American Veterans on Developing a Patient-Centered, Integrative Model for Mental Health Services
Experience
Partnerships for Trauma Recovery, Berkeley, CA: Executive Director - 2018 - 2023 / Associate Director - 2017 - 2018
Days for Girls International, Seattle, WA: Chief Operating Officer - 2015 - 2017 / Development Officer - 2012 - 2015
PACE NGO Solutions, Amman, Jordan: Consultant - 2011 - 2012
International Relief and Development, Washington, DC: Program Assistant - 2010
Centro Colombo Americano, Cartagena, Colombia: English Teacher - 2009
I believe
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Both people and systems have parts. If we want healthy systems, we have to be willing to be self-reflective.
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Effective leadership starts with recognizing the innate talents and gifts each of us possesses.
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Often solutions do not need to be created but rather remembered and/or lifted up.
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Iterative processes work best when they are inclusive. There is deep wisdom in community.
“Leah is an excellent ‘big picture’ person. I often regard her as ‘the integrator’, combining the concerns of various stakeholders within an organization or across a supply chain to solve issues in the context of health. On the whole, Leah is an holistic and inspiring team leader that I would be honored to work with again.”
— KATE FAORO WRIGHT
