Leslie has been involved in education for 35 years, with 33 of those at Warwick School District. She has been as a classroom teacher primarily in third and sixth grades. She has served as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee, Technology Resource group, No Place for Hate Committee, and on the Math Curriculum writing team, Science Curriculum Writing team, and ELA Curriculum Writing teams.
Currently she serves on the Health and Safety Committee and the ACT 48 Committee. This will be the fifth year that she serves as the coordinator for the Safety Patrols at John Beck.
Leslie lives in Lititz with her husband, Bruce. Their daughter, Kendall, is a graduate student at Florida State, and their son, Brooks, is a captain in the United States Marine Corps, currently stationed in Monterey, California.