Leslie Carmell

Leslie Carmell joined Options for Learning as the director of communications in 2020, and became the agency's vice president of communications in 2022. Having worked in the nonprofit arena for almost 30 years, she has experience with a variety of organizations, including K-12 independent and religious schools, a cancer support organization, and Catholic and Episcopal churches. Prior to joining the Options for Learning team, Leslie was the director of communications for almost 12 years at a nationally top-ranked school, Polytechnic School in Pasadena. She has also worked on a freelance basis writing and editing for a number of San Gabriel Valley newspapers.

Leslie earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in the study of women and men in society at the University of Southern California and a master’s degree in management with an emphasis in information systems from the University of Redlands.