Leanne is assistant concertmaster of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and a core member of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. Leanne teaches at UW-Whitewater and also runs a private violin studio in Madison. From 1996-1999, she was a fellow at the New World Symphony in Miami, Florida. She earned her M.M. in performance from UW-Madison, studying with Vartan Manoogian. She held an assistantship at UW as a violinist in the Strelow Graduate String Quartet.