Leslie W. Braksick
Age: 41
Residence: Sewickley
Family: Husband, Matthew; son, Austin, 12; daughter, Madeleine, 8.
Occupation: Chairwoman, Continuous Learning Group Inc.
Education: Doctorate in applied behavioral science and master's degree in industrial and organization psychology, Western Michigan University; bachelor's degree in English and psychology, St. Bonaventure University.
Background: A former psychology teacher at West Virginia University; co-founded Continuous Learning Group, a Moon-based business consulting firm with 140 employees worldwide; heavily involved in volunteer work, especially to promote women in leadership, and donated the royalties from a recent book, "Unlock Behavior, Unleash Profits," to the Children's Hospital Foundation, where she is a trustee.
Noteworthy: The Allegheny Conference on Community Development and the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce gave Braksick its 2006 Athena Award in recognition of her professional success, community involvement and dedication to promoting female leadership.
Quote: "I believe that we are each born with gifts, and our challenge in life is to understand what those gifts are and to use them in ways that make a difference in this world. ... I think if we all stretched just a tad beyond our comfort zones, the nonprofit sector would be so much better able to do what we as a society need and want them to do."
