Leslie Smallwood-Lewis received her Bachelor of Science from Brown University and her Juris Doctorate from Villanova University School of Law. She started her real estate career in 2001 when she joined a regional mid-sized real estate development firm as an Associate Development Director. During her 7-year tenure, she was promoted three times, ultimately achieving the position of Senior Vice-President of Development. Leslie led the development of a $50 million, 342,000 square foot shopping center, the most significant single growthin West Philadelphia and the most extensive development in a Federal Empowerment Zone located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 2008, Leslie and Gregory Reaves established Mosaic Development Partners. Since its founding, Mosaic has developed over $150 million in real estate projects and has created hundreds of construction and full-time jobs. Mosaic currently has $2.7B in real estate.