Name Preference: Leigh
Pronouns: They/Them
At LJA since: 2024
Contact info: leighm@laurajeffreyacademy.org
Education: MA in English Literature from Winona State University
What inspires you? Inner growth, sharing joy, and spreading creativity
What do you love most about LJA? Our reading culture and community, and our safe space for queer and trans youth
What is your hope for LJA scholars? That they’ll grow and find themselves while here at LJA and be confident heading into high school
Do you collect anything? Agates I find around Minnesota
What would it be if you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life? Macaroni and Cheese
If you could live anywhere in the world for a year, where would it be? Hokkaido, Japan

