LeAnne is the director of South Gate Creative Writing School. She attended Pennsylvania State University where she earned her BA: Communications and MFA (Magna Cum Laude): Creative Writing. She has published short stories and poetry, and is currently working on a zombie story, a magical realism novel, and a workbook for teachers, as well as developing courses on Udemy. LeAnne has worked in Los Angeles in the film and music industries, in film production, at a motion picture literary department, and advertising and marketing at Warner Music Group. She teaches Romance, Mystery & Crime, Fairy Tales, the Business of Writing, Academic Writing, Characters, Worldbuilding, Screenwriting, and more. She has won awards for her screenwriting, poetry, and was awarded a writing residency at La Maison de Beaumont in 2025.