Leslie has developed three diversity / inclusion instruments: DiversiScan™: Scanning the Environment for Diversity-Related Issues and Opportunities; Diversity Leadership 360°™; and Diversity Competencies Assessment™. She is also a co-founder of Diversity ArtWorks!™ which provides creative and cost-effective artwork to organizational diversity initiatives.

Previously Leslie spent 15 years with The Walt Disney Company. Her Disney experience included bilingual guest services, new project development, Disney University Training and Development for expatriate and international staff, and Human Resources and Administration for Disneyland Paris. She has also instructed ESOL courses (English for Speakers of Other Languages) within a business environment and served as Student Advisor for an international school.

Leslie's educational background is in Foreign Language. She was educated at the University of Valencia, Spain; the North American Cultural Institute, Guadalajara, Mexico; the University of Paris IV (Sorbonne), France; and Stetson University, Florida, USA. She also studied at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, as a Rotary International Scholar.

Leslie currently serves on the National Workplace Diversity Panel - Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She is past-chair of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Central Florida Chapter Diversity Council.