Christi Leonard
ABOUT ME: I have been a
level 5 credentialed ECE TRIS
trainer for 22 years. I have worked 13 years as an early
childhood evaluator (District Child Evaluation Specialist)
with the First Steps program in Louisville area.
Prior to that, I worked as a Head
Start Disability Coordinator for 7 years. It was there that I got my start
training early childhood staff in child development, professionalism and
behavior management.
EDUCATION: I completed
my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and Special Education: Learning
& Behavior Disorders in 1994 at Murray State University. Married my soul
mate Steve and moved to his hometown, Louisville. After moving to Louisville, I
added 2 Master's Degrees to my education from the University of Louisville:
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, IECE, and Special Education —
Teacher of Visually Impaired, TVI. 
FAMILY: Steve and I
have been married for 28 years and live on a small farm in Jeffersontown, KY.
Our daughter Grace is 20 and is a platform diver at the University of
Louisville studying to be a physical therapist. Our son Stephen Jr. is 18 and an
avid hunter, builder of all things and competitive shooter. We began homeschooling
our children well before COVID when my daughter was in 5th and son
in 3rd. We used home classes, teaching across the table, co-ops and
college course work to graduate them both from high school. They each started
college at U of L as a sophomore. The whole family loves the outdoors, eating
Mexican and going to the beach. We equally love animals and have MANY barn
cats, 5 dogs.
I’m here to serve you. Please feel free to call me if you have questions about early childhood or resources
