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WHO SHE IS
Leah Landry (she/her) is a coach, facilitator, and organizational strategist specializing in anti-oppression work, equity-centered consulting, and somatic coaching. As a white cisgender woman with class privilege, she is committed to engaging people with privileged identities in social justice movements while ensuring that Black, Trans, and Queer communities and People of the Global Majority remain at the center of systemic change efforts.​
WHAT SHE DOES
With expertise in social justice, organizational culture change, and embodied leadership, Leah has led key initiatives, including developing a Racial Equity Strategic Plan for Bread for the City and facilitating 130+ trainings for staff, clients, board members, and community members. She works with individuals and organizations to align their actions with their values, build resilience, and create meaningful, lasting impact.
HOW SOMATICS HELPS
​​​Through her own social justice work, Leah realized that lasting change requires more than intellectual understanding—it needs an embodied approach. Somatics helped her work with her anxiety, build deeper relationships, and take aligned action. Now, she offers somatic coaching to others who feel stuck in their heads. Trained by the Strozzi Institute for Somatics, Leah brings an embodied approach to personal transformation while supporting organizations in meaningful structural change.​​​
OUTSIDE OF WORK
​​​Originally from the Midwest, Leah now lives on Piscataway and Anacostan land (Washington, D.C.). Outside of her paid work, she finds joy in reading, sewing, running, video games, baking, continuously making new friends, and co-hosting the Bookmergency podcast.
Experience
With over eight years of experience in racial equity, organizational change, and leadership development, Leah supports individuals and organizations in creating sustainable, values-driven impact. Her work integrates somatic coaching, training & facilitation, and equity-centered consulting to foster deep transformation, resilience, and justice in both personal and professional spaces.
Leah has guided nonprofit and mission-driven professionals through a 10-session somatic arc of transformation, helping them to:
✔ Navigate burnout and build resilience
✔ Increase leadership capacity and confidence
✔ Align actions with social justice values
✔ Cultivate deeper satisfaction in work and life
Leah's work with mission-driven organizations to create equitable, inclusive, and sustainable workplaces includes:
✔ Equity-Centered Strategic Planning – Led the development and implementation of a five-year Equity Strategic Plan for a nonprofit serving 50,000+ clients annually
✔ Training & Facilitation – Designed and led 130+ trainings for nonprofit staff, boards, and community members on racial equity, organizational change, and leadership development
✔ Affinity Group & Leadership Development – Established and managed 10 affinity groups and 15 leaders, increasing employee engagement and retention
✔ Policy & Program Design – Implemented restorative policies and client-led decision-making structures to increase organizational impact
✔ Board Development & Governance – Facilitated board racial equity training and led a Board Racial Equity Subcommittee that shifted board investment in organizational equity work, increasing leadership from clients and frontline staff
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