Clara Leon-Brown

Clara Leon-Brown is an experienced HR Business Services Coordinator and Postgraduate Admissions Coordinator at the University of Sussex since June 2023. Prior to this role, Clara worked at Avalara from October 2019 to April 2023, where key achievements included founding and chairing the Access Employee Resource Group for Disabled Avalarians, advocating for the community's needs, and serving as a Compliance Analyst and Customer Service Administrator. Clara's academic background includes teaching and research positions at the University of California, Berkeley, where instruction focused on American and European history. Clara holds multiple advanced degrees in history and human resources, including a PhD candidacy from UC Berkeley and is currently pursuing a CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management and Human Resources.