Leslie Willis

Leslie Willis is the Conversations in Communion Program Coordinator. After supporting CMN with the 2020 virtual Restorative Justice Conference, she is excited to return to the team to help implement the new Conversations in Communion formation program. Leslie’s background is in intercultural and social-emotional education, restorative justice, and youth empowerment through experiential learning. She was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Malaysia for two years and has worked as a program coordinator and manager for small but mighty non-profit organizations for the past ten years. Leslie enjoys taking programs from the ideation stage through successful implementation. In 2023, she earned a Certificate in Restorative Justice Leadership and Facilitation from the University of San Diego. She is also the editor of two books featuring life stories written by formerly incarcerated individuals: Writing After Life and Rewriting the Ink. In her free time, Leslie enjoys running, exploring the outdoors, and playing with her dog, Dela.