
Fellow
Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute 2018
Leanna Augustus is a queer child welfare advocate, feminist and science enthusiast. She graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a B.S. in Biology in 2010. She currently works at Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest in Community Engagement. She is currently a board member with the Coalition for Reproductive Justice. Leanna is heavily involved in the foster care community and currently volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate through Voices for Children.
She is fiercely passionate about women’s rights and fair access to healthcare and education for people of color.