Leslie graduated from Washington State University in 1998 with a degree in Finance. Shortly after graduating, she started her career in the financial industry with Columbia Pacific Securities in Seattle. That firm later became Ragen MacKenzie Investment Services and in 2005, she left and joined E.K. Riley Investments. In 2020, E.K. Riley Investments was acquired by LPL Financial and their Bend office now operates under the name Cascade Wealth Management. In 2021, Leslie and the team affiliated with Prospera Financial Services, a full-service boutique broker-dealer and seven-time winner of Investment Advisor Magazine’s Broker-Dealer of the Year Award.
In 2011, Leslie moved to beautiful Bend in Central Oregon, continuing to work alongside and partnering with Mike Meiners whom she has worked with for 28 years. Leslie enjoys working with clients to help them plan for their future and reach their long term goals.
Leslie enjoys the recreation and activities in Bend with her three kids. They enjoy paddle boarding, biking, spending time at many of the Cascade Lakes, and going on adventures with their 9 year old labradoodle, Beau.