BIOGRAPHY

Leslie Chandler, MBA joined the Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership in October 2018 to launch Leadership in Action, a certificate program for first-time executive directors and nonprofit professionals who expect to take on that role as the next step in their careers. Leslie has a Master in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master in Legal Studies from Trinity Law School, focused on the management and governance of nonprofit organizations, respectively. She is a Houston 2000 Teach For America corps member, a Senior Fellow with the American Leadership Forum, and holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Board Education from BoardSource. Previously, Leslie served as a program officer at Houston Endowment, a private philanthropy in the greater Houston area. Leslie is the immediate past president and current secretary of the board of the Texas Partnership for Out of School Time (TXPOST).