Leshona Lennard

Leshona Lennard currently serves as the Youth and Community Engagement Coordinator and Community Support Coordinator at Community Living Ontario, where responsibilities include enhancing leadership capacity among self-advocates and youth with intellectual disabilities, promoting youth initiatives, and conducting program evaluations. Previously, Leshona held the position of Student Research Assistant at Centennial Innovates, focusing on data collection and analysis related to social service resource allocation in Toronto during emergencies. Additional experience includes coordinating youth mobilization at NeighbourLink North York, as a Biology Laboratory Teaching Assistant at McMaster University, and managing day camps at Knox Presbyterian Church. Leshona holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology from McMaster University and is pursuing a Diploma in Community Development Work at Centennial College.