Leah Horn

Leah Horn provides leadership and strategic oversight of all of WESTAF’s communications and marketing activities. She oversees the organization’s public relations, branding, social media, and tech product marketing and develops and implements communication strategies for WESTAF’s advocacy and public policy programs, grantmaking, convenings, and equity-centered work. She also manages the planning and coordination of WESTAF’s conferences, meetings, and events. Prior to joining WESTAF, Horn managed a congressional campaign in Wisconsin. She previously served as a law firm administrator in Arizona and spent nearly a decade in retail management, working in visual merchandising and product development for a worldwide clothing and accessories retailer and then for a leading international sports apparel company. Her background includes over 15 years of experience in meeting and event planning. She has served as a grant panelist for Colorado Creative Industries and the National Endowment for the Arts and as a panelist and speaker at the Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) Conference. She is currently in her second term as chair of the Denver County Cultural Council, a city-council-appointed body that distributes Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) Tier III funds to cultural organizations in Denver. Horn received dual bachelor’s degrees in sociology–gender studies and journalism–media studies from the University of Colorado Boulder after transferring from the music program at the University of California, Los Angeles. She holds a master’s degree in communication from the University of Colorado Denver and is currently pursuing a yoga teacher certification. Horn has a background in (and love for) music performance and theory and trained in classical ballet for more than 10 years. An avid outdoor enthusiast and animal lover, Horn spends much of her free time outside with her Yorkie, (mini) Cooper.