Leah was born & educated in Virginia and began her multi-faceted career as a Congressional staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives. Her service in the White House was followed by marriage,family, & travel around the world as a military wife. Following a brief return to Capitol Hill, several years as an Historic Interpreter at Mount Vernon, and three years as Membership Director of the World Federation for Mental Health, Leah joined the real estate world. After affiliation with Long & Foster in 1993 she is now a member of the Chairman's Club and the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors' Multi-Million Dollar Club.