Since her early retirement from the worlds of government service & finance, Leslie has been pursuing her true passion of creating beautiful & interesting living spaces. Upon completing her certification through HSR, her 1st client required staging a property that had sat on the market for over a year. With Leslie's skill & expertise, the property received an offer the very first day & 1st Stage Home Design was on the map! With an eye for modern trends & a keen instinct for her clients' needs, Leslie has been successfully designing amazing spaces along the First Coast from Fernandina to Crescent Beach since 2007. And now with her husband Ken on her team full time, this power couple continues to create magical transformations for their happy clients.

She is a HSR Certified Professional home staging and interior redesign organization serving the Jacksonville, St. Johns, Orange Park, St. Augustine, Fernandina and surrounding areas. Leslie completed the most comprehensive and intensive home staging and redesign certification courses in North America provided by the Home Staging Resource.

The HSR Certification program was the first and is one of the only Accredited staging training by the Real Estate Staging Assocation (RESA) who is the governing body for the home staging industry.