Jennifer Leesfield
Miami, Florida
A dedicated young fund raiser, Jennifer Leesfield serves as the Chair of the Leesfield Family Foundation, which was founded by Trial Lawyer Ira Leesfield. In addition to distributing funds through the foundation, Jennifer Leesfield engages in a variety of volunteer activities, and directs funding and grants to local activities.
A runner, Jennifer Leesfield currently organizes the Leukemia & Lymphoma Societyâs team for the 2011 Walt Disney World Marathon in Orlando, Florida. As a participant, Jennifer Leesfield will help raise money for research toward leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
In addition, Jennifer Leesfield represented the Leesfield Family Foundation at the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Americaâs Miracle Makers Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne, Florida. She also joined a walk benefitting the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), an organization that raises funds for awareness, advocacy, education, and research regarding food allergies.
Jennifer Leesfield supports the Childrenâs Home Society of Florida, a nonprofit foundation serving more than 100,000 Florida children affected by abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Jennifer Leesfield also participates in the groupâs "Claws for a Cause" benefit at Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant in Miamiâs South Beach.
A liberal arts graduate of Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, Jennifer Leesfield began her career working for the federal government in the late 1990s. Following a position with the White House Social Secretaryâs Office, Jennifer Leesfield returned to Miami to undertake her current role with the Leesfield Family Foundation and in community outreach for Leesfield & Partners, P.A.