Leslie Black-Plumeau (she/her) is VHFA’s Research and Community Relations Director. Leslie has 25 years of policy research and communications experience in the areas of housing, human services, and community development. She currently oversees VHFA's research, data, communications and engagement work and has also worked for the Vermont Department for Children and Families. Prior to moving to Vermont, Leslie worked in Washington, DC as a Congressional housing and community development program evaluator. She has a Public Policy master’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany and a bachelor's degree in economics from Mount Holyoke College. She is currently on the board of the Public Assets Institute.
