Leah Craft became NWHM's vice president of development in summer of 2022, bringing with her 16 years of experience raising millions of dollars for local, regional, national, and international organizations. She is passionate about all aspects of fundraising, but she particularly enjoys getting to meet and build genuine, long-lasting relationships with donors. Craft has extensive experience building major donor programs, creating strong foundation and corporate relationships, and strengthening organizational solvency. 

Craft was raised in Kentucky, spent many years in Europe, and has been living in the Washington, DC area since 2006. She attended high school at the United World College in Italy, completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky, and obtained her Master of Global Public Health from The George Washington University.

In her free time, Craft loves to exercise, hike, and travel the world with her husband and two daughters.