Barbara Leonard

Ms. Leonard has been the Maine Health Access Foundation’s (MeHAF) President and CEO since October 2016. She brings over 25 years of experience and leadership in philanthropic and public health program development, administration, management, and evaluation at state and national levels. She originally joined MeHAF as a Senior Program Officer, then serving as Vice President for Programs. She played a key role in developing and leading health reform initiatives such as a comprehensive portfolio of grants focused on payment reform and development of community-focused programs. Barbara is a past president of the board of the Maine Philanthropy Center and the Maine Women’s Fund.