About Leah
Leah joined NRHA staff in 2026.
As program services coordinator, she assists with grant writing and monitoring, organizing educational events and initiatives, and project coordination. She specifically supports the Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program and Health Equity Council.
A 2025 Truman Scholar and recipient of Tennessee’s Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award, Leah holds a deep passion for expanding rural health care access, education, and positive outcomes.
Leah’s professional experience includes rural mobile health work with Remote Area Medical and Virginia Department of Health, as well as reproductive health education, product access, and policy at the grassroots and national level.
Leah is a proud Tennessean. She graduated as a 1911 Distinct Graduate from East Tennessee State University, where she earned a Bachelor's of Public Health.