LeAnne Plaisted Zafar
As a product designer, LeAnne has previously worked with a test prep edtech company and nonprofit clients, including 350NH and PGK. Prior to UX/UI design, she worked as a preschool and first grade teacher in Thailand and Bangladesh and did a year of AmeriCorps volunteer service at The National Mentoring Partnership in Boston. She’s excited to be at Teaching Lab and to support a mission-driven education nonprofit through design.
LeAnne is currently enrolled in a Children's Book Illustration program through UCSD and frequently can be found taking fun art classes, including pottery and stained glass.
LeAnne is from New Hampshire but currently lives in the Bay Area with her hubby, Naveed. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, running, arts and crafts, yoga, baking, reading, word games, tea, and traveling.