Leslie was born and raised in Tupelo, MS. She graduated from Belhaven University where she majored in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science and minored in Psychology. After college, Leslie served with Reformed University Fellowship as an intern at Western Kentucky University. These were formative years for Leslie where she grew in her love for ministry, specifically one-on-one discipleship. She moved back to Jackson to attend RTS and in 2025 completed the Masters of Arts in Counseling program. Leslie continues to serve on staff part-time with RUF at Belhaven while seeing clients, and is grateful to be able to serve RTS on the admissions team! Leslie enjoys reading, running, playing board games with her husband, Peyton, and getting coffee with friends.