Léah Lavender
Léah was born and raised in Abu Dhabi in a Lebanese family and grew up speaking three languages: French, English and Arabic. She moved to Australia for college where she met her Wichita-born husband, Paul, while they were both completing their graduate degrees. After getting married in Lebanon, they had a brief stop in San Francisco before deciding to make Wichita home.
Since becoming a mother to a very cheeky and energetic toddler, Levi (2018), Léah has slowly transitioned from full-time community building work with the Greater Wichita Partnership into a more flexible contract role allowing her more time to build castles, blow bubbles, and raise Levi and his baby brother Luca (2020) multilingual.
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How to Celebrate Advent in A Meaningful Way with Small Children
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New to Pumping? 5 Tips for Success
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5 Ways to Thank Your Mail Carrier on February 4th
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4 Ways to Foster A Strong Relationship Between Your Children and Their Long-Distance Grandparents
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