As the MSW Admissions Specialist, Leslie manages the MSW application and admissions review process, provides information and guidance to prospective MSW students regarding the application process, and partners with the UW Graduate School and other UW partners to support admissions operations. Leslie earned her bachelor's in sociology from The George Washington University and Masters in Teaching from UW. Prior to joining UW, she was a teacher in a local school district.

As the Admissions & Outreach Coordinator, Rose assists prospective BASW and MSW students through the application process by conducting outreach, answering student questions and concerns throughout the application process via email, phone, and zoom appointments, and application screening. Rose's journey to social work started in high school, where she was a band student organizing and advocating for the reinstatement of music education programs in her district’s elementary and middle schools, hoping to regain access to music education across the low-income district.