Leisa has been in the early childhood field for more than 30 years, teaching for over 25 years before becoming the Director of Hertz Nursery School in 2018. Leisa is passionate about helping children discover their world through creative play, experiential learning, and cooperative work. She feels it is important to ignite a love of learning and help each child develop a positive sense of self. In her work, she strives to teach the whole child, challenging and inspiring them intellectually, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.

Leisa lives in Sharon with her husband Mark and has two children- David who is in a PhD program at Temple University and Shari who will be starting an MSW program in the fall. In her free time, Leisa likes to spend time with her family, read, and cook. Leisa’s favorite part of being at Hertz is getting hugs from the children!