President and CEO, The Quilt
Leasure directs The Quilt, a consortium of the country’s advanced regional networking organizations supporting research and education (R&E). Formerly as program manager, she helped shape the strategic direction of The Quilt through developing and supporting programs of strategic importance to members and expanding outreach to the R&E community. Previously, Leasure spent more than 15 years in increasingly senior positions in the telecommunications and health care industries, including in the role of director of customer operations for a commercial internet provider.
Leasure has extensive experience in operational management, organizational optimization, and development of partner relationships. She has designed and implemented operational improvement initiatives including automation, organizational design and process improvement across all areas of operations for broadband, telecommunications and healthcare companies.
Leasure holds a bachelor of arts in economics from Colorado State University and a master's of arts in microeconomics from the University of New Mexico.