After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, Leah taught in New York City’s independent school system. During that time, she earned a M.Ed. from the City University of New York, Hunter College, and worked with two growing progressive schools to develop literacy curricula that used a workshop approach for teaching reading and writing. 

After years in the elementary classroom, Leah transitioned to administration and became a Director of Middle School, where she discovered a passion for coaching teachers as they built student-centered approaches to literacy instruction.  While an administrator, Leah had the opportunity to travel to China to observe a wide variety of school structures and further develop her understanding of effective curriculum.

For the last few years, Leah taught general ed and inclusion classes of Kindergarten and second graders in a public elementary school where she worked closely with Jennifer Serravallo, implementing strategy-based reading and writing instruction.

Leah currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and their daughter.