Lesia began her career working as a secretary in the law firm of St. Clair, Alderson & Stein in the spring of 1985. In January of 1988 she was hired as the administrative assistant for the Alleghany County Commonwealths’ Attorney’s Office, where she remained for 28 years. While there, she was one of the first across the Commonwealth to implement both the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) and Virginia Supreme Court Case Management Network in-house. In her duties there she worked extensively with the State Compensation Board, Alleghany County administration, attorneys, court officials and law enforcement in the preparation of budgets and prosecution files.

In July of 2016 she joined the staff of the Alleghany Highlands Victim/Witness Assistance Program, and has now accepted the position as Director. Lesia came to victim services with an extensive knowledge of the criminal justice system, correlating agencies, monetary budgets, community resources and more.

Lesia has an associate degree in both general studies and education from Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, and a bachelors’ degree in psychology from Mary Baldwin College.  She continues to participate with several community organizations that share a goal of spreading positive community awareness of victim resources.  She is excited about the progress that victim's rights have made, and will remain a strong defender with victim's advocacy.  She continues to dedicate her years of experience toward the expansion of victim services covering Alleghany, Bath and Highland counties (inclusively).