Leigh Kennedy

Board Member

Leigh K. Kennedy, Ed.D. is a highly accomplished regional leader and labor strategist with 25+ years’ experience in public education. She currently serves as a senior policy analyst in the Strategy Department at the National Education Association (NEA). In this role, she facilitates the biannual strategic planning process for the NEA, a process which involves both strategic research and consensus-building among a diverse set of leaders and stakeholders. In addition to strategy development work, Dr. Kennedy is a nationally respected leader on labor-management collaboration initiatives. She is the primary author of a comprehensive guidebook on union-district collaboration and advises partner organizations seeking to support districts and unions in working together more effectively. Outside of work, Dr. Kennedy enjoys reading, hiking, and playing pub trivia with her husband and twin teenagers. She lives in Fairfax, VA.