Sr. Leanne entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1986, making her final vows in 1994. For 21 years, she was a Catholic high school teacher and administrator at Notre Dame schools. She holds a Masters in Private School Administration from University of San Francisco, Masters in Christians Spirituality and Spiritual Direction from Creighton University, Masters in Theology from St. John’s Seminary, and Doctor of Ministry from Washington Theological Union, the doctoral paper focusing on Ignatian communal discernment of spirits. In 2008 Sr. Leanne is Director of Pastoral Formation. Other than accompanying others in the spirit through liturgical music, spiritual direction and retreats, her favorite pastimes are drawing and music.