Leslie Courtney

Leslie Courtney joined Seven Hills Foundation as a family services case manager in 2010. Today, in her role as Vice President of the Seven Hills Family Services (SHFS) Affiliate, she manages more than 60 full-time and 200 part-time employees and a budget $17 million. SHFS is dedicated to working hand-in-hand with individuals with disabilities, and with their families and caregivers to support each individual’s chosen life path, and helping them on that journey. Through a wide range of supports and services, Seven Hills Family Services provides individualized options that help each person succeed.

Among her many professional affiliations, Leslie is a Board member of the Statewide Family Support Council of the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Disabilities; president of the Rett Syndrome Association of Massachusetts; and a parent advisor of the Rett Syndrome Program at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Prior to coming to Seven Hills, Leslie was with Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services’ Community Healthlink. There she provided in-home behavioral supports and healthcare coordination for children ages 2-22 with serious emotional disturbances. Earlier she provided family-health support in the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics practice at UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester.

Leslie earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration, Summa Cum Laude, at Suffolk University, Boston; a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications, Cum Laude, at Rhode Island College, Providence; and a fellowship in Leadership in Education of Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) at Suffolk University and E.K. Shriver Center, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD).