Working at LEE

People-driven. Results-driven. You-driven.

Our staff is a kaleidoscope. We recognize and value our differences while working toward our common goals.

LEE’s full-time, permanent staff is around 150 people; add in other types of staff members and we are about 200 people strong. Our size requires us to be collaborative, while our young tenure requires innovation. Our staff come from many different professional backgrounds including the private sector, the nonprofit sector, community organizing, policy, advocacy, elections and campaign work, the classroom, and more. They have one unifying passion: to solve educational inequity. Our staff members possess a few distinct qualities, such as:

Being comfortable with both ambiguity and navigating process-oriented structures
Operating independently and autonomously
Thriving in ambiguity and change
Sharing a generosity of spirit and assuming the best in others
Focusing on continuous learning, unlearning, and both giving and receiving feedback
Prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion in our work
Demonstrating strong verbal and written communication and technological proficiency

Current Career Opportunities

#WeAreLEE

Sarah Cusick

Senior Director, Leadership Development and Coaching

All famiLEE members live out our core values each and every day—from truly embracing continuous learning in a willingness to try and learn from new things, to being member driven in every goal set and program planned. Our members are inspiring, and it is energizing to know everyone else at LEE is working equally hard to develop the leadership of our base so we can see real change for kids. #WeAreLEE

Sally Mayes

Senior Director, Organizing Leadership

Working at LEE enables me to do work that I love with passionate, smart people. It also allows me to travel to amazing places around the country, and when I'm home, I can work in my sweats. #WeAreLEE

Anthony Adorno

Manager, Policy & Advocacy Strategic Partnerships

The best part of working at LEE is being part of an organization that is not only willing to take on the monumental challenge of educational equity, but that approaches that vision in a very inclusive and practical way. Working alongside such a diverse group of individuals all committed to achieving this goal is not only very satisfying but incredibly inspirational. LEE truly gives me an opportunity to do work worth doing.

Current Career Opportunities