Leigh Bailey

Leigh Bailey has extensive experience in education and community engagement, currently serving as the IL 14 Congressional District We the People Coordinator at the Center for Civic Education since July 2009. In addition to this role, Leigh has been an Independent Home Consultant for The Longaberger Company since September 2006, specializing in baskets, pottery, decor, and style. Prior teaching experience includes a position as a retired teacher at School District U-46, focusing on Advanced Placement and gifted U.S. courses from August 1991 to June 2010, as well as teaching second grade at DeSoto County Schools from 1977 to 1979. Leigh holds a Master of Science in Curriculum & Instruction from The University of Memphis and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from the University of Montevallo.