Leah Pennino

Leah Pennino has extensive experience in marketing and communications. Leah currently holds the position of Vice President of Marketing and Communications at YouthBuild USA, where they oversee branding, marketing, and public relations strategies. Prior to this role, Leah served as the Senior Director of Communications at YouthBuild USA from 2018 to 2022.

Before joining YouthBuild USA, Leah worked at Suffolk Construction as the Director of Marketing and Communications from 2011 to 2018. In this role, they developed and executed the company's external and internal communications strategies on a national and regional level.

Leah also has experience as an independent marketing consultant, providing strategic counsel for non-profit and for-profit organizations, including Suzanne & Company and American Public Television, from 2010 to 2011.

In addition, Leah held the position of Executive Director of Marketing Communications at The Princeton Review from 2009 to 2010, where they oversaw corporate communications and public relations strategies for multiple offices nationwide.

Prior to that, Leah worked at WGBH Boston in various roles, including Account Manager from 2007 to 2009, This Old House Senior Publicist from 2002 to 2007, and National Publicist for Lifestyle Programming from 2001 to 2002.

Leah started their career at Lois Paul & Partners as an Associate Account Executive from 1999 to 2000 and later as an Account Representative from 2000 to 2001, where they developed and executed PR plans for IBM and Lotus Development products.

Overall, Leah Pennino has a wealth of experience in marketing and communications across various industries and has consistently demonstrated their ability to develop and execute successful strategies.

Leah Pennino earned a Graduate Certificate in Public Relations from Emerson College from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Communications at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1995 to 1998. Leah also briefly attended Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism from 1994 to 1995.