Lea Madry Email & Phone Number

I’m a big believer in the power of choice points: the idea that, as leaders, we have so many key decision making opportunities that we can use to advance our values (or not). My approach to leadership centers on choice points that reflect organizational and personal commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility (DEIBA).My most impactful choice point: Coming from a humble background, I went on to become a first generation college graduate, a graduate of one of the top 5 US law schools, and a corporate attorney in a prestigious “biglaw” firm. Me - a Black woman from rural Ohio - achieved something that my family and I sacrificed for and dreamed of for so long, despite the unlikely odds. You can imagine the surprise of my community, then, when I left the legal profession to dedicate my career to improving the lives of others. That choice was exactly the right one for me - one that is aligned with my values and the positive impact I hope to make on the world. Along the way, I found a path to make an impact at the intersection of my long-time passion - civic engagement - and the profound power of storytelling. The rest, as they say, is history.After two decades of working across traditional and nontraditional roles where I have led nearly every nonprofit function (strategy, fundraising, marketing / communications, finance, operations, recruiting, HR / people operations, and programs), I believe fervently that the greatest asset of mission-driven organizations is people. One of the things I love most is serving as a thought partner to senior leaders - both on my team and across the movement - around the people-centered choice points that arise every day and the work to ensure that those choice points reflect organizational and personal commitments to DEIBA and the needs of BIPOC and queer and trans folks.

Listed skills include Writing, Team Building, Litigation, Social Justice, and 202 others.