Uniting people and technology to deliver change that sticks.

Leah’s is a dedicated, innovative, and resourceful leader in the Organizational Change Management field. I am grateful for the collaborative relationship we have experienced. During her time working as my OCM Program, she skillfully assisted the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), Programs Plans and Policy with governance and compliance implementation. She excelled in expediting and guiding the efforts of diverse organizations to successfully overcome the challenges associated with asset identification and technology. Additionally, she supervised a small team, sharing her in-depth knowledge while conducting weekly career assessments with her team to develop the competency necessary for maintaining high job performance.

Leah’s expertise in project management goes beyond the typical 9-5, she also is a highly respected theatre producer. Working with Leah reminded me how important it is to have someone who understands both people and process. She brought strong project management, clear communication, smart marketing ideas, and community connections that genuinely helped push the production forward.

What I appreciated most was her ability to support the vision without adding chaos to the process. Whether she was actively in the room or helping from afar, she always found ways to make things feel more organized, more manageable, and more connected to the community we were trying to reach.

She has the kind of producer/ overall supporter mindset that understands the big picture while still paying attention to the details that matter. Reliable, collaborative, thoughtful, and easy to work with — the kind of person you want attached to any project.

I had the pleasure of working with Leah at the NC Department of Health and Human Services and truly appreciated her positive and collaborative work ethic. Her professionalism, reliability, and willingness to work as part of a team made her a wonderful colleague and leader, and I would always value the opportunity to work alongside her in the future.

As the project manager and change manager for the Joint Distance Support and Response (JDSR) Military Project, Leah brought out-of-the-box solutions to problems that senior personnel were unable to solve. Her passion for helping the warfighter by exceptionally providing high-quality deliverables that was a major contributing factor for Congress to approve funding to continue the technology initiative. Her strategic communication, crisis communication and ability to think of potential scenarios in the future means she is ready with a mitigation plan before the problem arises. She is an exceptional relationship builder and has become a trusted advisor within the community.

As a small business owner, I know Leah always has my best interests in mind. She consults for a variety of my businesses including UpScale Security and Leonid Associates. She provides strategic guidance, project management, strategic communications, marketing and general office workflow to enable the companies to continuously grow in reputation in the Charlottesville area as well as in revenue. No matter the time of day, I know I can contact Leah with a problem and she will solve it.

Leah took the initiative to learn Microsoft’s AI Co-Pilot to support a client. As I began the learning and understanding of AI tools, Leah was already on the learning journey, researching off work hours to become knowledgeable. Even as we were both exploring capabilities of technology, she helped me architect practical ways to work to apply to my own work requirements including spreadsheets, powerpoints, workflow and SOPs. She thoughtfully led the charge for the organization to leverage the technology and turned ideas into high quality polished deliverables. Her expertise taught me how to strategically communicate to potential clients and increase revenue. Her willingness to explore, problem-solve, and think creatively alongside me (as my pseudo Chief-of-Staff) created a foundation for how I continue to use these tools in my daily activities.