{"id":41660,"date":"2025-08-06T13:29:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/?page_id=41660"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:37:39","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/es\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Ashley Leek became Director of Lincoln\u2019s Challenge Academy (LCA) in Aug 2025, bringing with her a bold vision, a heart for youth, and a transformative leadership style rooted in both structure and compassion. She leads with clarity, conviction, and consistency, combining behavioral science with military-style discipline to guide cadets into becoming the strongest version of themselves.<\/span><\/p>

Her mission is to elevate the culture and curriculum of Lincoln\u2019s ChalleNGe Academy by building systems that go beyond behavior correction, systems that promote understanding, awareness, and growth. She believes effective discipline is rooted in insight, not intimidation, and that structure must be paired with compassion to create lasting change. Under her leadership, staff are empowered to observe patterns, identify behavioral triggers early, and respond with intention and strategic care.<\/span><\/p>

Director Leek holds a Master\u2019s Degree in Behavioral Science with a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis and a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Business and Leadership Management. She is a Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP), a Red Cross First Aid\/CPR\/AED Instructor, and a Safety Care Behavioral Safety Trainer. She is also trained in person-centered care and the development of trauma-informed environments. With over a decade of experience in youth services, disability advocacy, crisis intervention, and leadership development, she brings both hands-on expertise and strategic insight to her role.<\/span><\/p>

Director Leek serves as a licensed minister and motivational speaker. She travels throughout her region speaking at conferences, churches, and schools, empowering others to rise above adversity, unlock their identity, and walk in purpose. Her message combines spiritual depth, behavioral understanding, and personal experience, making her a powerful and relatable voice to both young people and adults alike.<\/span><\/p>

Director Leek is known for her ability to build people, break harmful cycles, and restore belief in what\u2019s possible. She leads with the conviction that every cadet holds potential, not defined by where they\u2019ve been, but by the courage to rise beyond it.<\/span><\/p>

A woman of faith, excellence, and vision, she is deeply committed to shaping an environment where leadership, accountability, and hope intersect. For Director Leek, Lincoln\u2019s ChalleNGe is more than a program; it\u2019s a launchpad for transformation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lincoln’s ChalleNGe Academy Director, Ashley Leek Ashley Leek became Director of Lincoln\u2019s Challenge Academy (LCA) in Aug 2025, bringing with her a bold vision, a heart for youth, and a transformative leadership style rooted in both structure and compassion. She leads with clarity, conviction, and consistency, combining behavioral science with military-style discipline to guide cadets […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41660","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41660"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41671,"href":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41660\/revisions\/41671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lincolnschallenge.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}