Leah Breen, M.Ed. - Associate Vice President for Education, Innovation and School Services

Leah Breen, Associate Vice President for Education, Innovation and School Services joins us for our latest discussion.   Leah joined GVSU’s Charter Schools Office in 2022 and has provided strategic leadership for our team that oversees one of the nation’s largest portfolios of charter schools.  Before joining GVSU, Leah held numerous key positions within the Michigan Department of Education, and K-12 education, where she drove policy development and grant management to support achievement, innovation and lifelong learning.  In this episode, Leah talks about the Charter Schools Office celebrating its 30th anniversary, which includes an initiative called Impact 30 which offers grant opportunities for GVSU faculty.