Leslie Poynter
Leslie Poynter is the Group Leader for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, responsible for oversight and implementation of the Small Rural School Achievement (SRSA) and Rural Low-Income School (RLIS) programs. She brings to this role over ten years of experience at the Department and began her career as a junior high school teacher in Arizona.