Lesley Neff has been with Marian University for 18 years and currently serves as Executive Director of Online Innovation - Marian Online, leading the online faculty and working in project and program management, curriculum development, online course design and development, research and community outreach. Neff graduated from Purdue University, in Lafayette, Indiana, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and English. Her Master of Arts degree, in English, is from Butler University, with a concentration in literature. She completed Marian's Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership in August of 2023.
Neff co-founded the Women’s College Partnership with Marian University and Bard College in 2019. She co-coordinates and volunteers in the Beyond Learning Pre-College Program at the Indiana Women's Prison and co-leads the Committee on College Pathways for Mothers with Justice Involvement.
