As an Executive Assistant in the Office of the President & CEO, Juanita Lewis provides administrative support to the CEO and to the Executive Leadership Cabinet. She also helps to support the Board of Directors, leads planning and execution of special organizational events, and works in close partnership with the Strategic Advisor to the CEO, assisting with overall operations administration and streamlining of systems.
She first joined the organization in 2006 and contributes deep institutional knowledge to the team, having supported executive leadership throughout her two-decade tenure. Prior to The Leadership Academy, she was Director and Program Coordinator for a New York City-based senior center, a role she took on after five years of serving as the Executive Assistant to the organization’s CEO. Prior to that, she served in a variety of administrative roles in the private sector.
Juanita holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology-Psychology from Wells College. She is based in New York City.
