Spring Soirée 2025

HONOREE

Marnie Leavitt, LMSW

Marnie Leavitt, a dedicated social worker, is passionate about improving women’s and girl’s health, especially mental health symptoms prompted by poverty and discrimination. During her 22 years at The Women’s Center, Marnie took on multiple roles: therapist, writer, website developer, Clinical Director, Executive Director, and even bathroom-floor-mopper. She developed and implemented the trauma-treatment curriculum for graduate student interns who staff the Soundings counseling program. Working alongside a loyal supervisory team, Marnie tripled the capacity of this program during her tenure at The Center. 

Following the passage of the Affordable Care Act, in 2015 Marnie also launched a complementary psychotherapy program, Room To Talk, for folks who were newly-eligible for Medicaid and other health care plans. “Our team believes that everyone deserves mental health care, regardless of status,” she says. 

Marnie believes in fostering a culture of transparency, support, and collaboration. She is an advocate of a flat organizational structure where every voice is valued, and decision-making is shared.  She sees leadership as a collective effort, ensuring that everyone has a role in shaping a more inclusive and effective system of care.

Marnie feels fortunate to be part of a learning community and has created a supportive culture where therapists, volunteers and staff work together to challenge barriers that get in the way of whole-person health. “This work is proof that ‘the personal is political,’” she reflects. “Everyone benefits when we put relationships first.”