Dr. Leanne Tormey

Executive Director
203-972-7005  |  email ↓

As Executive Director, Leanne is responsible for both leading the day to day operations, as well as setting the strategic vision and priorities for the program. Prior to joining Horizons, Leanne was the Chief Administrative Officer at the Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc. a non-profit focused on improving the lives of others through education, healthcare, community, and housing services. She has devoted most of her professional career to working with children and families, having successfully led public and charter schools for over 20 years, and having served in positions of nonprofit leadership for close to a decade. Career highlights include being a lifelong educator – a teacher, director of curriculum, principal, and Superintendent of Schools in Stonington, Connecticut – before moving into the nonprofit space to implement programming, spearhead advocacy, and steward strategic systems thinking with the central mission of service to others. Leanne earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from The George Washington University, a Master of Science in Multicultural Education and a Master of Science in School District Administration from Iona University, and her EdD in Educational Leadership from the University of Connecticut.