Raised in the San Diego and Coronado school system, Leah graduated from the USC Marshall School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in marketing and a minor in multimedia and art history. She spent several years at a San Diego PR firm where her efforts placed clients on CNN, The History Channel’s show “Modern Marvels,” Wall Street Journal, L.A. Times and many other local news outlets and affiliates.
In the last 20 years working for MGBW, she has developed and maintained the shipyard’s brand, marketing and communications program including new business launches for Marine Group de Los Cabos, Fifth Ave Landing marina and Marine Group Global Services. She is involved in every acquisition, expansion and pursuit of major new construction and refit contracts which have totaled more than $1 billion.
As the VP of Global Services, Leah oversees the variety of maritime services it provides including marina management, consulting on waterfront improvement projects, ship agent work, debris cleaning services, crew placement and passenger vessel operations management.
Leah comes from a large family of business owners involved in bakeries, restaurants and consumer products. She is a wife and mother of two toddlers teaching them different languages, introducing her family to the world of traveling and exploring the natural world.