Leslie Murphy is the Financial Aid Manager at UNM Health Sciences Center with over a decade of experience. A 2024 Philo Brasher Emerging Leadership Award recipient, she serves as President of the New Mexico Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and holds leadership roles in regional conferences. Murphy also sits on the ABeeQ Live Bee Rescue Board. A first-generation UNM alumna, she is dedicated to student support, community service, and advocacy for mental health, LGBTQA+, and DACA/Dreamer communities. Her roots are planted in New Mexico with her husband and four rescue dogs.