Linda Leslie joined the University of Michigan Development office in 1996 and the School of Music, Theatre & Dance in 1999.  Previously, she worked in a family business, Leslie Office Supply, and also at Xerox Corporation.

Coming from a musical family, Linda studied piano at Adrian College with Richard Goolian, School of MT&D alum and father of co-worker, Betsy Goolian.  She and her husband are parents of two musical sons:  Drew graduated in trombone performance from this fine institution, has a MM from the Manhattan School of Music, Theatre & Dance and is pursuing a DMA at the University of Texas in Austin.  Graham played in the Michigan State University marching band drumline for 5 years, graduating with a degree in Communication.

While not taking care of donors, she likes to spend time with family and friends, travel, garden, scrapbook, make greeting cards, decorate her house, swim, knit, make jewelry and study Vincent Van Gogh.  To quote Van Gogh:  “the way to know life is to love many things.”