Image Amanda Leslie Senior Search Coordinator CONTACT Amanda Leslie Amanda Leslie joined Isaacson, Miller in 2026 and provides administrative support in the firm’s higher education and healthcare practices, contributing to complex senior-level recruitments with exceptional organization, discretion, and attention to detail.Prior to joining the firm, Amanda spent nearly a decade at Drexel University in progressively senior administrative roles within the Provost’s Office and the College of Arts and Sciences. As Executive Administrator to the Provost, she managed executive operations, including complex scheduling, Board of Trustees coordination, and strategic initiatives aligned with the university’s long-term priorities. She also partnered closely with external search firms, including Isaacson, Miller, on vice provost and dean searches, coordinating search processes, managing multi-day candidate visits, and facilitating engagement with senior leaders, faculty, staff, and students. Earlier in her career, she oversaw administrative operations for the Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science at Drexel, with responsibilities spanning budgeting, faculty and student recruitment, communications, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.Amanda holds an MBA from Drexel University and a BA in History, with a minor in Anthropology, from The George Washington University. She is also actively engaged in her community, serving as a Minority Inspector at her local polling place and as Chair of her George Washington University alumni chapter in Philadelphia, where she leads programming and fosters alumni engagement. Image Location Philadelphia, PAUSA Education MBA, Drexel University BA, The George Washington University Amanda Leslie joined Isaacson, Miller in 2026 and provides administrative support in the firm’s higher education and healthcare practices, contributing to complex senior-level recruitments with exceptional organization, discretion, and attention to detail.Prior to joining the firm, Amanda spent nearly a decade at Drexel University in progressively senior administrative roles within the Provost’s Office and the College of Arts and Sciences. As Executive Administrator to the Provost, she managed executive operations, including complex scheduling, Board of Trustees coordination, and strategic initiatives aligned with the university’s long-term priorities. She also partnered closely with external search firms, including Isaacson, Miller, on vice provost and dean searches, coordinating search processes, managing multi-day candidate visits, and facilitating engagement with senior leaders, faculty, staff, and students. Earlier in her career, she oversaw administrative operations for the Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science at Drexel, with responsibilities spanning budgeting, faculty and student recruitment, communications, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.Amanda holds an MBA from Drexel University and a BA in History, with a minor in Anthropology, from The George Washington University. She is also actively engaged in her community, serving as a Minority Inspector at her local polling place and as Chair of her George Washington University alumni chapter in Philadelphia, where she leads programming and fosters alumni engagement.
