Leah Albright-Byrd is a compelling speaker, author, and social-entrepreneur
She is best known for her gift of storytelling and her ability to galvanize others to invoke community transformation. She has faithfully served her community as an advocate, direct service provider, and leader in the nonprofit sector for the last 18 years. Leah currently serves as the Executive Director of Health Movement, an organization that prepares senior leaders of nonprofits for transformational impact as they advance health equity. In 2011, she founded and directed a California-based nonprofit that provided an array of services to child and adult survivors of human trafficking. While leading that effort, she became a national and international advocate for the cause, promoted legislative change, and appeared on various media outlets to promote public awareness. She eventually received congressional honor for her activism efforts but due to an experience with major burnout made the decision to focus her energy on uplifting leaders. Because of her intimate knowledge of the needs of nonprofit executives, a passion for upstream work, and a desire for a more equitable and just society, the opportunity to lead Health Movement became the natural progression of her life’s work. Leah possesses a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Theology from William Jessup University and coaching certifications from Western Seminary. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her fiance and bonus kids, plays the guitar, loves hot yoga, and sings on the praise team at her church. Though she is a California-native she considers herself a born-again Texan and resides in Dallas with her sweet dog Charlie Rose.