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With an expertise in media relations and a penchant for strategic thinking, Leslie quickly moved from an associate at Winger Marketing to the Director of Media Relations.
Prior to her work at Winger, Leslie served as the Communications and Program Manager for Partnership for Cures, a Chicago-based non-profit organization specializing in niche medical services. Leslie’s strengths include client management and successful media placements. She currently manages several healthcare and non-profit accounts in addition to the firm’s luxury and art clients. Leslie has also worked on multiple public awareness campaigns, including the installation of ten foot condoms in a heavily trafficked neighborhood and distribution of "Ready for Action" packs on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to promote National Condom Week. In addition, she has successfully implemented several new business launches, including the opening of a new luxury retail store and e-commerce site.
Media successes include cover stories in the Chicago Tribune, features in national publications including Elle Décor, House & Garden, Forbes and Barron’s, as well as targeted trade publications including Sunshine Artist, Kitchen & Bath Design News, Chicago Parent, and Boating World. Her clients have been featured on Today, New York Nightly News with Chuck Scarborough, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, WGN-WB, Good Day LA, as well as National Public Radio.
Leslie currently is a member of the Associate Board of NorthShore University HealthSystem and Northlight Theater and actively volunteers for Girls on the Run – Chicago, a non-profit organization which instills self-esteem in young girls by encouraging them to engage in healthy life choices. Leslie earned her BA from Columbia College in Chicago.
