Leslie Baldwin – Senior Partner

Leslie is a dedicated autism, special needs, and rare disease advocate. She graduated from Oakland University with a degree in Human Resources Development and a Specialization in Early Childhood Education.

After graduation, Leslie began her career working as a Family Services Consultant for General Motors in Detroit, Michigan. Over the course of her career, Leslie has worked in a variety of roles focused on early education/intervention, non-profit health advocacy programs and grant writing. This includes Leslie’s work at Educational Testing Services in Princeton, New Jersey, Front Range Community College in Westminster, Colorado and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas.

During her time at Texas Children’s, Leslie served as Manager and Special Educator for the Bridges Program. Bridges was a specialized, therapeutic program for young children with delays in communicating and relating, including Autism. Leslie also worked in Research Administration at Texas Children’s as a Grant Administrator and writer. Leslie has been advocating on behalf of children and families affected by autism and disabilities for over 25 years.

Leslie began actively advocating on behalf of children and families affected by rare disease, after her own rare disease diagnosis in 2009. Since leaving Texas Children’s in 2015, Leslie has utilized her advocacy skills to help empower individuals, families and caregivers affected by autism, disabilities, and rare diseases. She also works with several, non-profit patient advocacy organizations as a Board member and helps support their grant writing and program development efforts. Leslie is the proud Mom of two adult sons, Alex, and Tyler. She’s currently living in Linden, Michigan.

You are invited to contact Leslie via email at 23*******@***il.com