Leslye Salinas is deeply passionate about families of color. As a Bay Area raised immigrant, Leslye uses education as a tool to create and promote opportunities for families of color. Through her time studying at the University of California, Berkeley and University of San Francisco she found her passion for educating and supporting the whole family. During her doctoral student journey at the University of Southern California, her study focused on supports needed for newcomer students . Leslye is committed to use her knowledge and skills to support other #WOC elevate their gifts and leadership to increase their impact and create change.

For the last six year, Leslye had been a founding staff member at Roses in Concrete Community School and now helped lead the process to merge a charter school with a traditional district school. She has been focusing her work on creating culturally competent and community responsive school operation procedures and practices. Through establishing partnerships with community-based organizations, Leslye has been able to establish a food pantry, laundry room and resource fairs for her school-based families. She enjoys spending time with family and traveling to visit family. As a Leadership Coach she launched her signature program, Unlock Your Inner Leader, tailored for first generation women of color working in the public sector. Before launching her signature program, Leslye has helped many women in her community through job opportunities, mentorship and overall support in their personal and professional development.