Crossposted from the DES Express

At the heart of King County’s Harborview Bond Program stands a resilient woman who will retire at the end of September with nearly 40 years of public service. Leslie Harper-Miles’ career is a testament to the power of perseverance, advocacy, and the relentless pursuit of equity and social justice in a world that can often resist it.

A native of Seattle, Leslie has lifelong family and community ties to the Pacific Northwest. Her public service career started in 1986 in the Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget, eventually landing in her final impactful role as the Harborview Bond Program Administrator.

Leslie has provided leadership in three Harborview facilities expansion projects over 30 years, resulting in four new buildings and more than one million square feet of new and renovated spaces on the Harborview campus and vastly improving the ability to deliver high level medical care to the region. Read more.