Leslie Palmer brings nearly 20 years of experience in office administration, civil rights, and mission support to her role at Commonwealth Alliances. Since joining the team in 2022, she has overseen internal operations including compliance and ethics, financial administration, human resources, and event coordination.

Her career began in Northern Virginia supporting a defense contractor, and continued in Kentucky through a variety of state and federal roles. In 2017, Leslie served as a Legislative Assistant in the Kentucky General Assembly, and later worked with the Kentucky Federal Highway Administration as a Civil Rights and Mission Support Specialist.

Leslie studied Criminal Justice at Kentucky State University and is married with four children.