Leah Wypych (She/Her) was born and raised in Palm Beach County, Florida. Upon receiving her undergraduate degree from Florida State University, she returned back home and earned her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University.

Leah’s goal has always been to help the community, particularly children and their families. That’s the reason she chose to begin her career working in the child welfare system in 2001 helping children removed from their homes and placed in adoptive homes, foster homes, shelters, group homes and residential programs. Leah has worked for multiple non-profit agencies throughout her career, including Children’s Home Society of Florida, the Area Agency on Aging, and Child and Family Connections.

Leah began her career in the psychiatric arena as the marketing coordinator at psychiatric residential treatment center serving children and adolescents. She merged her career path with her passion for eating disorders in August of 2015 and is currently the Marketing Director at ViaMar Health, an eating disorder program in West Palm Beach, Florida. Leah is proud to have been a part of The Alliance family since 2011. Since joining the Alliance family, Leah has advocated for eating disorder legislation in Washington D.C. every year and diligently promoted eating disorder awareness through every avenue possible.