About Leanne

M. A. Creative Writing, 1993, Boston University, Creative Writing, (Teaching Fellow ) B. A. English, 1989, University of California, Berkeley (Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society) Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator, Spring-2021 Nature Preschool Bootcamp (12 Hour PD), January-2021 TribesTLC 24HourBasicCourse (Cooperative Learning), June, 2019 Fairfax Master Naturalist--Training Course Completed, Spring, 2016 Experience: School Education Manager, Preschool Teacher for Nysmith, The Eastern Ridge School, and the JCC of Northern Virginia (Science and Nature Specialist). ALSO, I have taught college writing for years as an Adjunct at Northern Virginia Community College, ITT Tech, and Keller Graduate School of Management. I have over 25 years of experience teaching, prekindergarten through the post-secondary level. I believe in offering every student a window into the joy and wonder of learning!