Leah Bennett

Leah joined Barr in 2022 as program associate on the Education team, supporting the Invest in Educators and Build Public Will portfolios. In this role she supports grantee partners who build diverse, skilled, and effective pipelines of teachers and leaders and who deliver high-quality instruction and programing to their students, as well as partners who engage families and communities to be informed advocates and build demand for high-quality schools.

Leah has a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Northeastern University and serves on the board of directors for two education-based organizations: Friends of Kenya Rising supports families in Western Kenya as they rise out of poverty; and the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation’s American chapter, which supports a tuition-free, STEM School in the Everest region of Nepal.

In addition to travel, Leah likes hunting for the best pastries in Boston.